2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Melinda Derish

Melinda Derish

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
650 California Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

San Francisco

California (CA)

T: 415-981-7210
F: 415-391-6965

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Selected To

• Northern California Rising Stars 2011
• Northern California Rising Stars 2010
• Northern California Rising Stars 2009

Profile

Melinda T. Derish, M.D., J.D., is a member of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, a San Francisco-based law firm with a focus on personal injury and wrongful death litigation and a more than 50-year track record of outstanding results. Melinda came to the Walkup law firm following a 20-year medical career and graduation from the University of California Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law in 2003. Her dual background in medicine and the law enabled her to make an immediate impact on the firm's clients and has continued to allow her to provide exceptional representation in personal injury matters of every type. Melinda has a particular focus on cases involving children's injuries, medical malpractice, defective medical devices, birth injuries and other health care-related issues, areas in which her training and experience as a doctor are most useful.

Melinda is a member of several professional organizations, including the State Bar of California, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, Consumer Attorneys of California and the American Association for Justice. She is also a published author, with contributions appearing in various peer-reviewed medical and legal publications, and a recognized authority on the intersection of medicine and the law.

About Melinda Derish

Law School: University of California Berkeley School of Law - Boalt Hall

Admitted: 2003, California

Professional Webpage: www.walkuplawoffice.com/CM/WhoWeAre/WhoWeAreMelindaDerish.as...

Honors and Awards:

  • Prosser Award in advanced Legal Research, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California
  • Moot Court Advocacy Award, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
  • Member, Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Member, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, State Bar of California

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Pedestrian v. Automobile Driver Vehicular Negligence $300,000 Settlement
  • Confidential v. HMO Medical Negligence/ Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer $500,000
  • Family v. HMO Medical Negligence/ Pulmonary Embolism/ Wrongful Death $575,000 Settlement
  • Family v. HMO Medical Negligence/ Aortic Dissection/ Wrongful Death $800,000 Settlement
  • Confidential v. Obstetrician and Anesthesiologist Medical Negligence/Post-Partum Hemorrhage/Wrongful Death $875,000 Settlement
  • Family v. Major Medical Center Medical Negligence/Post-op Hyponatremia/Wrongful Death $975,000 Settlement
  • Family v. Medical Device Maker Product Liability/Wrongful Death $1,190,000 settlement
  • Dismukes v. Tam Medical Negligence/Wrongful Death $1,790,000 Jury Verdict
  • Confidential v. Cardiac Surgeon and Hospital Medical Negligence/ Post-Op Cardiac Arrest $3,200,000 Settlement
  • Jastrab v. Ling Medical Negligence/ Orthopedic Infection $3,162,000 Jury Verdict
  • Injured Newborn and Mother v. Obstetricians and Hospital Medical Negligence/ Birth Injury $3,650,000 Settlement

Educational Background:

  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A.
  • University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, M.D. in 1984
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