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Licensed in California for 22 years
State: California
Acquired: 2003
No misconduct found
Location
Walkup Melodia Kelly Wecht & Schoenberger
650 California Street 26th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94108
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Melinda Tova Derish's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have had the privilege of working with Melinda in a number of cases. She is an exceptional trial lawyer."
"I have the great fortune of working with Melinda at Walkup Melodia. She is case study for incredible achievement: After being a doctor and teaching at Stanford for several years, she decided to switch careers, attend Berkeley Law, then become an accomplished plaintiff's trial attorney. The accolades she has repeatedly received from the community show how truly luck we are to have someone as well studied, experienced and capable as Melinda. I could not recommend her more highly."
"I work at Walkup Melodia with Melinda Derish. Melinda is a formidable attorney. She applies her expertise as a physician and lawyer, along with her careful analytical approach, to every case she works on. More important, she is a quality human being. She is intimidating in trial or a deposition, but approachable to her clients, and to the attorneys she mentors."
"I endorse Ms. Derish, with whom I have worked closely in medical malpractice cases."
Conor Kelly
Personal injury lawyer
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Sara Peters
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Experience
Honors
2011
Rising Star, Nothern California Super Lawyers
2010
Rising Star, Northern California Super Lawyers
2009
Rising Star, Nothern California Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2003 - Present
Attorney, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
1990 - 1999
Assistant Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Associations
2003 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaMember
2003 - Present
San Francisco Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2003 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
2006 - 2009
Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court
Sample of Legal Cases
Gavello v. Millman
$3,977,830 jury verdict
Jastrab v. Ling
$3,162,000 jury verdict
Confidential v. Cardiac Surgeon and Hospital
$3,200,000 confidential settlement
Education
2003
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
University of California - San Diego
M.D.
1980
University of California, Berkeley
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2006
Pediatric Palliative Care Conference
Life Sustaining Treatment: Do Kids Have Choices
2006
Clinical Team Conference and Scientific Symposium
Mature Minors and the Right to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment
2006
"Bridges" Symposium
Defensive Nursing: Malpractice case studies in critical care
Publications
2000
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Mature Minors Should Have the Right to Refuse Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment