Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger is Northern California's premiere law firm specializing in traumatic brain injury and spinal injury lawsuits. Founded in 1959, the law firm has a national reputation for relentless pursuit of fair and just compensation for victims of corporate and individual wrongdoing. Every Walkup lawyer understands the anatomy of the brain and spine; the result of brain injury including stroke, hemorrhage, anoxia, and axonal shearing. Every Walkup lawyer understands and has worked with clients with paralysis, parasthesia, motor and sensory nerve impairment flowing from spinal trauma or surgery.
We have obtained seven and eight figure jury verdicts, arbitration awards and settlements for clients who have suffered paralysis, quadriplegia, closed head injury, brain damage, sensory impairment, seizure disorders, post-concussion syndrome, cerebral palsy and TBI's from a host of various causes, including birth injuries.
In the last ten years, our lawyers have obtained verdicts, settlements and arbitration awards on behalf of our clients that exceed $350,000,000. We have successfully represented the victims of such injuries, oxygen deprivation, hypoxia, cord contusions spinal fracture dislocations , birth injuries, aviation disasters, defective products, dangerous automobiles, improperly designed roadways and people injured in faulty structures and premises. Our lawyers have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for brain injured and paralyzed clients from the makers of dangerous medical devices and drugs, careless healthcare professionals, and others. The senior members of our firm have been practicing for over 30 years. Six are listed among "The Best Lawyers in America." Each has received numerous honors and awards from prestigious legal societies. Attorneys who represent corporations, insurance companies, and wrongdoers all know the reputation of every Walkup spinal injury and TBI lawyers for aggressive and ethical pursuit of claims on behalf of our clients.
Our attorneys' record of success speaks for itself. Walkup brain injury and paralysis lawyers serve as teachers for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, the Continuing Education of the Bar, Hastings Law School, University of San Francisco Intensive Advocacy program, Emory University, The Rutter Group and others. We are asked to teach other lawyers statewide about handling brain injury and spinal trauma cases, are members of elite law school faculties and lecture to other practitioners statewide on issues relating to personal injury litigation.
Whether the case requires rehabilitation planning, vocational assessment, life carte planning, retraining, wage loss analysis, home nursing intervention, computer animation, specialized medical consulting, unique demonstrative evidence at trial, medical expertise or state of the art technology in the courtroom, Walkup brain injury attorneys can provide it. From medical malpractice to product liability, construction site disasters to vehicle accidents, bicycle injury claims to athletic injuries, inadequate head injury protection to ischemic/hypoxic birth injuries, our attorneys have set themselves apart. The key to our success is preparation. Whether in Reno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Fresno, Stockton, Modesto, or elsewhere, our attorneys give you the winning edge long before the first juror is seated.
When you need an injury lawyer because you or a loved one has sustained brain injury, brain damage, memory loss, concussion, brain stem damage, paralysis, parasthesia, hemiplegia, motor or sensory loss, or cerebral palsy, our attorneys are available to assist you. If you or a loved one has sustained a paralyzing injury, whether paraplegia, quadriplegia, or if trauma has resulted in seizures, spasticity, gait impairment or fine motor loss, our attorneys can help. Call us today for a free in office or in home consultation.
