Berkeley, CA
Welcome to Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger! We are a San Francisco based personal injury law firm with over 6 decades of 7 and 8 figure results! Our attorneys make sure to take into account your best interest. As someone who has been hurt due to someone else's negligence, carelessness or recklessness, we understand how difficult it is to go through such a traumatic experience. If you have been hurt and are in need of professional legal representation. Please do not hesitate to call us at 415-889-2919 today! Office Location: 650 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Local: (415) 889-2919
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My parents were represented by Walkup Law Firm after my father was hit by an industrial truck. He suffered life-threatening injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. It was the most horrific experience my family had endured, and life-changing for my father. Conor Kelly provided my family with not only excellent legal representation but also the kind of care and compassion that will leave a life-long impression. Conor displayed a great deal of knowledge and expertise while guiding my family through the legal process. As we were asked to make decisions, he provided detailed explanations to ensure we were making informed choices. He was strategic about every aspect of the case, which provided amazing results. In addition to our experience with Conor, every representative from Walkup was excellent! We are very grateful to have had their representation and for the results that it yielded.
Mr.Conor M. Kelly handled my accident claim for an auto accident in October of 2024. He did an excellent job and got me a very fair settlement. I would highly recommend him.
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I was very disappointed at this law firm, I was treated very bad and he was very rude and disrespectful towards me. The attorney told me very hurtful things about my situation and absolutely no remorse or sympathy whatsoever. He was absolutely disgusting and completely ignorant. Specially when I was in very hard situation.
I was extremely satisied with the help I received from Jeff Clause at Walkup. I was in a very serious bicycle accident when I went around a blind corner and the road surface was completely gone - just baserock and gravel. There were no signs announcing the road construction project. Jeff was such a pro and he was able to gather the information and minimize my input to what was needed. The process dragged out over two years but ended with a successful second mediation. I very much admired Jeff's skills in the arbitration process and his intuition of what it would take to settle. While, I would have loved to not have had the accident and not needed to use Jeff, he made the whole process as smooth as could be.
My daughter was represented by this firm in a burn injury case. Michael Kelly and Katherine Connolly did an outstanding job on a complex lawsuit against multiple parties, including PG&E. Mr. Kelly initially made a personal visit to meet with us at home. Ms. Connolly was supportive and professional. Her coaching before, and attendance at medical examinations and depositions was grounding as well as reassuring. As the case progressed, everything we were told would happen eventually occurred. The legal services were above and beyond with careful attention to standards of excellence and perseverance to settle the case equitably. I highly recommend this law firm and attorneys, without reservation.
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Jeff Clause did amazing work handling my personal injury case. I was hit by a car while cycling and sustained multi-ligament injury in my knee. When I reached out to Walkup, Jeff was thoughtful to schedule a phone call with me rather than cold-calling me and aggressively pushing me like a few other law firms I reached out to. He didn't promise big settlement numbers to convince me to sign, but was methodical in explaining to me what the process might look like, what options there might be, what kind of issues could be present along the way, and gave me a lot of space before I made decisions. He kept me informed at each step along the process and was efficient in getting things done. I'm glad to have chosen Walkup, so I could focus on learning to walk again, pursuing my graduate degree, and getting back to life as it was. I can't thank Jeff and his team at Walkup enough.
Spencer Pahlke and Katherine Connolly helped me and my mom during one of the most difficult times of our lives. They showed trust in our case from day one and immediately understood exactly what was at stake. They were kind, thoughtful, patient, and incredibly smart lawyers who went above and beyond to ensure our interests were best represented at each stage of the process. I was introduced to Spencer as “the best” personal injury lawyer. Having worked with him and Katherine, I would use those same words to confidently and without hesitation recommend both of them.
The lawyer, Jeff Clause at Walkup, did an amazing job handling my daughter's wrongful death case against very large corporations. From start to finish, Jeff and his team showed much care and fought for us every step of the way. They made a heartbreaking experience easier to get through and always kept us updated. I always felt like that Jeff and his team truly cared about our family. Their hard work and expertise helped get us justice against some very long odds against two big businesses. I'm so grateful for everything they did, and I would highly recommend the Walkup Law firm to anyone that is looking for a firm that genuinely cares and gets results.
I am so glad I chose to put my faith and trust into this Firm. I am permanently disabled because of what happened to me. Sara Peters and her MAGNIFICENT team took a bad and hopeless situation and turned it around to completely change my life. My family and I will be forever GRATEFUL for the EXPERTISE, DEDICATION, and COMMITMENT that this group of Attorneys has. I cannot express enough how highly I recommend this A+ team!
The firm represented us in a lawsuit against a skilled nursing facility for negligence. The attorneys assigned to our case were brilliant, hard-working and resourceful. They took a lot of time to explain things in great detail, present our options, clearly, and effectively. We settled out of court successfully. I highly recommend this firm!
The office manager Julia Pereya is a rock star! She is extremely knowledgeable and dedicated person. She goes above and beyond her duties to assist her clients. I contacted her due to my accident in July 2025 and I was surprised how she took my injuries so close to her heart and worked extremely hard to find me a great attorney. I recommend this firm and Julia with absolutely no reservations.
Working with Katherine Connolly and Mike Kelly was wonderful. They’re legal experts of the highest order who execute successfully with a rare balance of professionalism, efficiency, kindness, and empathy. I will genuinely miss engaging with them and can’t adequately quantify or qualify how grateful I am for the extraordinary quality of their service and support.
In 2020, my mother lost her life in a tragic workplace accident, something no one should ever have to experience. The pain of such a sudden loss never goes away, and what could have been a close-knit family is now shattered. At this point in time, with so much technology, laws, regulations, training, and so on, no one should limit actions that protect health, safety, life, or any other harm in our daily lives, especially when such harm could be tragic and irreversible. However, there are wonderful people who have prepared themselves to stand up for us in those moments, when, after experiencing such an event, one is devastated and lost in grief, when life changes drastically after a traumatic event that will never be forgotten. I am deeply grateful for the help that Douglas S. Saeltzer and Spencer J. Pahlke's team provided me at all times. Their entire team always conducted themselves with utmost professionalism, always handling the situation with tact, and in addition to being empathetic to our pain, they demonstrated the work of honorable people who are committed to acting in accordance with the law and who always keep their professional ethics in mind, rising to the occasion. I hope this law firm grows and serves many others who need their services, as they have been very trustworthy, and I highly recommend them, regardless of social status, language barriers, financial limitations, distance, or any other challenges the situation may seem. My best wishes to them always.
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