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About Doris
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
50%
27 years
Defective and Dangerous Products
25%
27 years
Medical Malpractice
25%
27 years
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in California for 27 years
State: California
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Location
Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
(415) 391-6965
Fax
650 California Street 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94108
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Lawyer of the Year Award, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Top 50 Women Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2017
Top 100 Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Top 50 Women Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2015
Top 50 Women Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Professional Achievement Award, University of San Francisco
2015
Inductee Responder, American College of Trial Lawyers
2015
Women's Law Association Keynote Speaker, University of San Francisco School of Law
2015
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Top 50 Women Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Top 50 Women Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Top 50 Women Lawyers, SuperLawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
2008
Merit Award, Bar Association of San Francisco
2007
University of San Francisco School of Law, John Meehan Fellow, Distinguished Alumnus
Work Experience
1998 - Present
Partner, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
1997 - 1997
Law Clerk, Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong, Northern District of California
Associations
2017 - Present
Bar Association of San FranciscoTreasurer
2017 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesSF Chapter Secretary
2017 - Present
International Academy of Trial LawyersMember & Diversity Commitee
2017 - Present
American Board of Trial Advocates FoundationBoard Member
2015 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesNational Representative
2015 - Present
American College of Trial LawyersMember, Admission to Fellowship Committee, State Committee
2014 - Present
University of San Francisco School of Law Intensive Advocacy ProgramCo-Director
2012 - Present
National Trial LawyersTop 100 Lawyers in America
2009 - Present
Kaiser Arbitration Oversight BoardBoard Member
2007 - Present
National Association of Women JudgesResource Committee Member
2003 - Present
San Francisco Trial Lawyer AssociationBoard of Directors
2001 - Present
National Institute for Trial AdvocacyProgram Director & Teaching Faculty
2015 - 2015
San Francisco Trial Lawyer AssociationPresident
2011 - 2011
Emory University School of Law Kessler-Edison Trial Techniques ProgramTeam Leader
2010 - 2014
San Francisco Trial Lawyers AssociationPresident-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
2009 - 2011
Bar Association of San FranciscoBoard of Directors
2008 - 2008
Bar Association of San FranciscoJudiciary Committee Chair
2006 - 2009
San Francisco Trial Lawyers AssociationEducation Programs Chair
2006 - 2008
Bar Association of San FranciscoJudiciary Committee Member & Chair
2004 - 2004
San Francisco Trial Lawyers AssociationWomen's Caucus Chair
2003 - 2006
University of San Francisco School of Law Board of GovernorsBoard Member
2003 - 2008
Emory University School of Law Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques ProgramTeam Leader
2000 - 2005
University of San Francisco School of Law Intensive Advocacy ProgramExecutive Committee Member
1999 - 2000
University of San Francisco School of Law Intesive Advocacy ProgramFaculty Member
Education
1998
University of San Francisco School of Law
J.D.
1995
University of California - Davis
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2017
Advanced Criminal Advocacy - Trinidad
Trial Skills
2017
Advanced Advocacy Course for Solicitors
Trial Skills
2016
NITA Drills Boot Camp
Trial Skills
2016
Advanced Criminal Advocacy - Bahamas
Trial Skills
2015
Air Force Judge Advocate General's School Teacher Training Program
Advocacy Skills Training
2015
Advocacy Teacher Training Program
Trial Skills
2015
Advanced Criminal Advocacy - Antigua
Trial Skills
2014
Advocacy Teacher Training Program
Trial Skills
2011
Macedonia Trial Skills Conference
Trial Skills
2009
Trial Skills Training Program, Pristina, Kosovo
Trial Skills
2009
SFTLA Webinar
Effective Physical Communication Strategies During Trial
2009
Regional Trial Lawyer Conference
Strategic Deposition Techniques
2009
NITA Western Regional Trial Skills Program
Voir Dire Lecture
2009
NITA Northwest Regional Trial Skills Program
Evidence and Theory Testing Lecture
2009
Intensive Advocacy Program
Closing Arguments
2009
Consumer Attorneys of California Tahoe Ski Seminar
Impact Direct Examination
2008
USF Intensive Advocacy Program
Women in the Law
2008
USF Intensive Advocacy Program
Closing Argument
2008
Solicitors Advocates Training Program, Belfast, United Kingdom
Trial Skills
2008
NITA Southern California Trial Skills Program
Jury Selection
2008
Medicine for Jurors
Medicine for Jurors
2008
Department of Homeland Security In-House Advocacy Training Program
Direct and Cross of Expert Witnesses
2008
CAOC 47th Annual Conference
Evaluating and Advocating Your Settlement
2007
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Conference
Tactical Containment of Experts
2007
NITA National Session
Direct and Cross of Expert Economist
2007
Juvenile Court Trial Skills Program
Trial Skills
2007
Handling the Auto Case From Bumper to Bumper
Cross Examination
Publications
2017
CAOC 56th Annual Convention
Anatomy of a Kaiser Arbitration
2017
ABA Litigation Section
A Brief History of Time Limits in Civil Jury Trials
2015
2015
Practice Guide (The Rutter Group)
California Practice Guide: Personal Injury
2007
Consumer Attorneys of California 46th Annual Conference
Cross Examination
2007
National Business Institute Seminar
Working with Economists on Personal Injury Damages
2005
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
California Uninsured Motorist Practice