Michael A. Kelly Attorney

First Admitted: 1976, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/attorneys/michael-a-kelly/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Program Director, National Institute of Trial Advocacy - West Coast Teacher Training, 2001 - 2009
New York Teacher Training, 2009
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Pro Tem
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates (National Board Member) 2002-2003
Member, San Francisco Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Arbitrator Selection Committee, (1998 - 2008)
Member, Board of Trustees, National Board Chapter Representative
Arbitrator, San Francisco Superior Court
Member, Executive Board, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association 1990-1995
Colorado Teacher Training, 2006 - 2007
California, 1976
Fellow, International Society of Barristers (Member, Board of Governors, 2002 - 2009)
Member, Judiciary Committee, Litigation, Bar Association of San Francisco, Section Executive Committee, 2001 - 2006
Chapter President, National Board Chapter Representative, Elect 2009
Member, American Association for Justice
President, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1996
Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Harvard Teacher Training, 2005 - 2008
Member, Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions (C.A.C.I.) (2004 - 2009)
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Member, State Bar of California, State Bar of California
National Board Chapter Representative 2004 - 2009
Edward J. McFetridge San Francisco American Inn of Court (1990-1993)
San Francisco Focus Magazine, Northern California "SuperLawyer" (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Association of Personal Injury Attorneys (United Kingdom)

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Infant v. HMO (Birth Injury - Diplegia) $3,975,000 Settlement
Rachel K. v. Truck Line Operator (Bicycle v. Semi-Truck - Catastrophic Injuries) $15,000,000.00 Settlement
Student v. Daimler-Chrysler (Product Liability) $3,000,000 Settlement
Dahl V. Stone M.D. (Paraplegia - Medical Malpractice) $9,420, 840.00 Jury Verdict
Govil v. Golden Gate Bridge (Highway & Transportation District / Government Liability) $2,500,000 Settlement
Child v. Pediatric Neurosurgeon (Quadriplegia - Surgical Error) $6,350,000 Settlement
Arnold v. City and County of San Francisco (Police Negligence) $1,500,000 Settlement
Student v. Valley Unified School District (Negligent School Supervision Paraplegia) $4,500,000 Settlement
Machinist v. Industrial Machine Design (Product Liability - Brain Damage) $4,000,000 Settlement
Goodloe v. Bell Sports, Inc. (Defective Consumer Product) $17,000,000 Jury Verdict
Ethier v. Poindexter (Wrongful Death of Child) $3,030,000 Jury Verdict
Twins v. Fertility Center (Fertility Clinic Negligence / Congenital Disease) $9,500,000 Settlement
Baby Y. v. Sutter Health (Failure to Diagnose Kernicterus) $2,900,000 Settlement
Henry V. v. PG&E (Electrocution / Utility Negligence) $7,000,000 Settlement
Dani S. v. Maritime Industries (Boating Accident) $2,025,000 Settlement
Diana C. v. Devicemaker (Defective Medical Device / Paralysis) $5,250,000 Settlement
Richard T. v. HMO (Brain Damage / Failure to Diagnose Cardiomyopathy) $4,250,000 Settlement
Jastrab v. Kelada (Failure to Diagnose Soft Tissue Infection) $3,170,000 Jury Verdict
Family of H. v. UpRight, Inc. (Defective Industrial Product - Wrongful Death) $10,000,000 Settlement
Michael N. v. U.S. Automaker (Vehicle Stability Defect - Rollover Accident) $2,900,000 Settlement
Perry v. Budget Rent-A-Car (Automobile Accident) $8,775,000 Jury Verdict
Magana v. Sunshine (Trench Cave-In - Abdominal Injury) $2,150,000 Settlement
Johnston v. American Honda Motor Co. (Product Liability - Wrongful Death) $5,760,000 Jury Verdict
Michael O. v. County of Kern (Dangerous Highway - Brain Damage) $4,500,000 Settlement

Pro bono/Community Service:

C.Y.O. Sports: Youth Basketball/Baseball Coach, 1985 - 2001
St. Mary's College Alumni Association: Member, National Board of Directors, 1983-1989
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory: Member, Board of Regents 1987-2002; President, Board of Regents, 1989-1992

Honors/Awards:

Summa Cum Laude, Student Body President, De La Salle Medal (Academic Excellence), Milliken Award (Student Affairs) - St. Mary's College of California
NITA
Cal ABOTA
Martindale-Hubbell, "AV" Rating; Top Ten Northern California "SuperLawyer" (2007, 2008, 2012); Listed, "The Best Lawyers In America" (1995- 2016); Cal-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year ( 2014 ); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyer of the Year (nominee 1999; 2001; 2008, 2010); Award of Merit, Bar Association of San Francisco, 2007; Award of Merit Consumer Attorneys of California, 2012, 2014; Nominated, Consumer Attorneys of California, Trial Lawyer of the Year (2008).
SFTLA

Educational Background:

St. Mary's College of California, B.A. in 1973

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member, Harvard University Teacher Training (Cambridge, Massachusetts), March 2003
Association of Defense Counsel. Speaker: "The Judicial Counsel's Jury Instructions - Are You Prepared?" (San Francisco), February 2003
National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member, Native American Tribal Court Skills Program (National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada), February 2003
California Continuing Education of the Bar's 18th Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (San Francisco, Sacramento), January 2003
The American Board of Trial Advocates, in conjunction with ABOTA National Meeting. "Masters in Trial, Direct Examination Demonstration" (San Francisco), January 2003
The American Board of Trial Advocates, in conjunction with ABOTA National Meeting. "Masters in Trial, Direct Examination Demonstration" (San Francisco), January 2003
California Continuing Education of the Bar's 2nd Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (San Francisco, Sacramento, Yosemite), January 1987
California Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention. Lecturer: "Recent Developments in Products Liability Law (Newport Beach, California), November 1987
California Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention. Lecturer: "Recognizing and Resolving Third Party Liens" (San Francisco), November 1989
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/AUTHORSHIP: Co-Author California Uninsured Motorist Practice (2d Ed.) Continuing Education of the Bar (August 2005 Update); Consultant, California Trial Objections (3d Ed.) Continuing Education of the Bar; Berkeley, California, 1995 (Author: Edwin A. Heafey, Jr.); Contributor, Continuing Education of the Bar Civil Litigation Reporter (1992-1995); Consultant, Bancroft-Whitney, California Civil Practice, Torts (1992); Co-Author, "The Auto Collision Case: What You Need to Know,"; The Compleat Lawyer, A.B.A. Publications, Vol. 9 No. 3, Summer 1992. PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES: January 2009 - Osaka Bar Association Litigation Advocacy Training Program Director and Team Leader (Osaka, Japan); California Continuing Education of the Bar's 24th Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (San Francisco, Sacramento); Bar Association of San Francisco. Panelist: Dealing With The Toxic Client (San Francisco); November 2008 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: West Coast Advocacy Teacher Training, University of San Francisco School of Law (San Francisco); August 2008 - Consumer Attorneys of California, Vehicle Dynamics and Handling Seminar. Presenter: :Deposing the Defense Automobile Accident Reconstruction Engineer" (Sonoma, California); June 2008 - University of San Francisco, Kendrick Hall School of Law, Intensive Advocacy Program. Lecturer: :Final Argument" (San Francisco, California); American Board of Trial Advocates, San Francisco Chapter, Masters of Cross-Examination. Program Director: :How to Cross-Examine and Impeach Lay and Expert Witnesses" (San Francisco, California); May 2008 - Low, Ball & Lynch Annual Update, :Damages In Wrongful Death Actions." Presenter (San Francisco, California); California Medical Association, Eleventh Annual Health Care Leaders Academy. Presenter: "Avoiding Medical Malpractice" (Anaheim, California); April 2008 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy U.K. Program Director/Faculty Member: Scottish Prosecutor's Training (Edinburgh, Scotland); March 2008 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: Boston Teacher Training (Boston, Massachusetts); January 2008 - Federation of Japanese Bar Associations (JFBA). Advisor/Instructor: National Litigation Skills Training (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan); January 2008 - California Continuing Education of the Bar's 23rd Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (Sacramento); December 2007 - San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Panelist: CLE Program,: Tactical Containment of Experts: Exorcising Economic Experts" (San Francisco); The Rutter Group, 2008 Torts Update. Panelist (San Francisco, Los Angeles); November 2007 - Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada. Lecturer: "College of Hard Knocks" (San Francisco); Bar Association of San Francisco. Co-Director: Juvenile Trial Advocacy Clinic (San Francisco); National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: Western Teacher Training, University of San Francisco School of Law, Kendrick Hall School of Law (San Francisco, California); October 2007 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member: Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program (San Diego, California); American Society of Anesthetics, 2007 Annual Meeting. Invited Lecturer: "Risk Management and Professional Liability Issues" (San Francisco); July 2007 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Director: National Trial Skills Program. (Boulder, Colorado); March 2007 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: Advocacy Teacher Training (Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts); December 2006 - The Rutter Group, 2007 Torts Update. Panelist (San Francisco, Los Angelis; November 2006 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: Western Teacher Training, University of San Francisco School of Law, Kendrick Hall School of Law (San Francisco, California); American Board of Trial Advocates, Sacramento Chapter Masters in Trial. Presenter: Opening Statement. (Sacramento); October 2006 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member: Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program (San Diego, California); July 2006 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member: National Trial Skills Program (Boulder, Colorado); May 2006 - University of San Francisco, Kendrick Hall School of Law, Intensive Advocacy Program. Lecturer: "Final Argument" (San Francisco, California); April 2006 - San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Program Moderator: "On Suing MUNI". (San Francisco, California); March 2006 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: Advocacy Teacher Training (Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts); January 2006 - California Continuing Education of the Bar's 21st Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (San Francisco, Sacramento); December 2005 - The Rutter Group, Personal Injury Update. Panelist (San Francisco, Newport Beach); November 2005 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Program Director: West Coast Advocacy Teacher Training, University of San Francisco School of Law (San Francisco); October 2005 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member: Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program (San Diego); July 2005 - National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Team Leader: National Trial Skills Program (Boulder, Colorado); June 2005 - San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Presentation. Speaker: "The Scientific, Artistic and Efficient Use of a Trial Lawyer's Most Basic Weapon: Cross-Examination"; May 2005 - American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) "Masters in Trial - Ultimate Trial Notebook". Lecturer: Direct and Cross-Examination (San Francisco); National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member: Southwest Regional Trial Skills Program (University of New Mexico School of Law - Albuquerque, NM); Microsoft Corporation Advocacy Academy. Faculty Member (Seattle, WA); April 2005 - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Presenter: "Medical Liability Reform - Is MICRA Fair?" (San Francisco); February 2005 - Public Interest Law Group Advocacy Trial. Faculty Member, University of San Francisco Kendrick School of Law (San Francisco); January 2005 - California Continuing Education of the Bar's 20th Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (San Francisco, Sacramento).
Co-Author California Uninsured Motorist Practice (2d Ed.) Continuing Education of the Bar (August 2005 Update)
Consultant, California Trial Objections (3d Ed.) Continuing Education of the Bar; Berkeley, California, 1995 (Author: Edwin A. Heafey, Jr.)
Contributor, Continuing Education of the Bar Civil Litigation Reporter (1992-1995)
Consultant, Bancroft-Whitney, California Civil Practice, Torts (1992)
Co-Author, "The Auto Collision Case: What You Need to Know," The Compleat Lawyer, A.B.A. Publications, Vol. 9 No. 3, Summer 1992
California Continuing Education of the Bar's 14th Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts (San Francisco, Sacramento), January 1999
Lecturer: "Standard of Care" presented to Surgical Grand Rounds at U.C.S.F./Mt. Zion Hospital (sponsored by U.C.S.F./Mt. Zion Risk Management). June 1998
National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Faculty Member, Southwest Regional Program (University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, N.M.), May 1998
National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Director/Faculty Member: West Coast Teacher Training (San Francisco), November 2002
ABA/CEELI Advocacy Training. Program Leader (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia), December 2004
54th Annual Meeting, American Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Guest Speaker: "Medical Liability", October 2004
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. Panelist: "Evidence Based Medicine and Risk Management" (San Francisco), July 2004
University of San Francisco, Kendrick Hall School of Law, Intensive Advocacy Program. Lecturer: "Closing Argument" (San Francisco), May 2004
California Continuing Education of the Bar's 19th Annual Torts Practice. Panelist: "Recent Developments in Torts" (San Francisco, Sacramento), January 2004
Association of Defense Counsel 44th Annual Meeting. Speaker: "California's All New Plain-English Civil Jury Instructions" (San Francisco), December 2003
Northern Ireland Advocacy Working Party and NITA, U.K. Faculty Member, Solicitors Advanced Advocacy Training, Queens College, Belfast, Northern Ireland., September 2003
University of San Francisco Intensive Advocacy Program. Lecturer: "Making a Convincing Closing Argument" (Kendrick Hall Law School, San Francisco, May 2003

Industry Groups:

Inner Circle Of Advoates; IATL; ACTL; ISOB; NITA; ABOTA

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