Walkup Best Lawyer Accolades
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger proudly salutes all eleven of our shareholders having been named among the Best Lawyers in America 2025 for their outstanding achievements. We are also proud to announce that Michael Kelly has been named as Lawyer of the Year in two separate categories!
Michael A. Kelly has received top honors as one of the Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 consecutive years in recognition of his continuous and uninterrupted pursuit of justice for his clients, Kelly was selected as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the practice specialties of Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs and Medical Malpractice Law Plaintiffs. In the past he has earned recognition as the Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation- Plaintiffs.
Shareholder Richard H. Schoenberger has made the Best Lawyers in America list for the past 18 years. Schoenberger is a recent past recipient of ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award in the specialty of Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs.
Shareholder Douglas S. Saeltzer is recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent attorneys for Medical Malpractice Law- Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Product Liability-Plaintiffs. Similarly Matthew Davis has also appeared on the Best Lawyers in America list 18 years and is recognized for his results in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs.
Shareholders Khaldoun A. Baghdadi and Doris Cheng have both been honored for the past 13 years as standouts in Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation.
Shareholder Conor M. Kelly was recognized in the Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition for Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation-Plainitffs. .Shareholders Andrew McDevitt and Sara M. Peters were recognized for their results in Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs, while Shareholders Spencer J. Pahlke and Valerie N. Rose are celebrated for their excellence in Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs.
Ones To Watch
Attorney Christian R. Jagusch made the 2025 list of “Ones to Watch” for his work in Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs.
Attorney Jeffrey Clause was recognized as “Ones to Watch” for Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation- Plaintiffs.
Attorney Joseph Nicholson was named to the 2025 list of “Ones to Watch” for Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation- Plaintiffs.
Attorney Max Schuver is on this year’s list of “Ones to Watch” for Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs
