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Practice Areas
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50% Personal Injury
1 year
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25% Wrongful Death
1 year
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25% Medical Malpractice
1 year
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Contact Information
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Peer Endorsements
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I endorse this lawyer's work. Doris is extremely bright and hard-working. She routinely wins the unwinnable cases, while making certain that her...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Christopher O'Brien
, Buffalo (NY), About 2 years ago
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Résumé
License
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13 years since Doris Cheng was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1998 |
11/08/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Partner at
Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
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1998–present
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Law Clerk at
Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong, Northern District of California
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1997–1997
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of San Francisco School of Law |
Law |
J.D. |
1998 |
| University of California - Davis |
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B.A. |
1995 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Best Lawyer |
Best Lawyers in America |
2011 |
| Best Lawyer |
Best Lawyers in America |
2010 |
| Merit Award |
Bar Association of San Francisco |
2008 |
| Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist |
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association |
2008 |
| University of San Francisco School of Law |
John Meehan Fellow, Distinguished Alumnus |
2007 |
See all 5 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Board of Directors |
Bar Association of San Francisco |
2009-present
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| Resource Committee Member |
National Association of Women Judges |
2007-present
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| Team Leader |
Emory University School of Law Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program |
2006-present
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| Teaching Faculty |
National Institute for Trial Advocacy |
2006-present
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| Co-Director |
University of San Francisco School of Law Intensive Advocacy Program |
2005-present
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| Board of Directors |
San Francisco Trial Lawyer Association |
2003-present
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| Executive Committee |
American Association for Justice |
1999-present
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| Oversight Committee Member |
Office of Indepdent Administrator, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Arbitration System |
2009
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| Education Programs Chair |
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association |
2006-2009
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| Judiciary Committee Chair |
Bar Association of San Francisco |
2008
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| Judiciary Committee Member |
Bar Association of San Francisco |
2006-2008
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| Board of Governors |
University of San Francisco School of Law American Inn of Court |
2003-2006
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| Executive Committee Member |
University of San Francisco School of Law Intensive Advocacy Program |
2000-2005
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| Women's Caucus Chair |
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association |
2004
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| Faculty Member |
University of San Francisco School of Law Intesive Advocacy Program |
1999-2000
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See all 15 association entries
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Cross Examination |
Consumer Attorneys of California 46th Annual Conference |
2007 |
| Working with Economists on Personal Injury Damages |
National Business Institute Seminar |
2007 |
| California Uninsured Motorist Practice |
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) |
2005 |
See all 3 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Trial Skills |
Macedonia Trial Skills Conference |
2011 |
| Trial Skills |
Trial Skills Training Program, Pristina, Kosovo |
2009 |
| Effective Physical Communication Strategies During Trial |
SFTLA Webinar |
2009 |
| Strategic Deposition Techniques |
Regional Trial Lawyer Conference |
2009 |
| Voir Dire Lecture |
NITA Western Regional Trial Skills Program |
2009 |
| Evidence and Theory Testing Lecture |
NITA Northwest Regional Trial Skills Program |
2009 |
| Closing Arguments |
Intensive Advocacy Program |
2009 |
| Impact Direct Examination |
Consumer Attorneys of California Tahoe Ski Seminar |
2009 |
| Women in the Law |
USF Intensive Advocacy Program |
2008 |
| Closing Argument |
USF Intensive Advocacy Program |
2008 |
| Trial Skills |
Solicitors Advocates Training Program, Belfast, United Kingdom |
2008 |
| Jury Selection |
NITA Southern California Trial Skills Program |
2008 |
| Medicine for Jurors |
Medicine for Jurors |
2008 |
| Direct and Cross of Expert Witnesses |
Department of Homeland Security In-House Advocacy Training Program |
2008 |
| Evaluating and Advocating Your Settlement |
CAOC 47th Annual Conference |
2008 |
| Tactical Containment of Experts |
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Conference |
2007 |
| Direct and Cross of Expert Economist |
NITA National Session |
2007 |
| Trial Skills |
Juvenile Court Trial Skills Program |
2007 |
| Cross Examination |
Handling the Auto Case From Bumper to Bumper |
2007 |
See all 19 speaking engagements
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