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  • Did you know in 2005 that there 643 MUNI Claims Settled? 445 involved cars and 116 involved passengers.
  • In 2000-2001: We saw the most recorded MUNI-related Collisions and incidents at 3,043.
  • Did you know that 700,000 People Ride MUNI Each Day?
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Pedestrian Struck by Light Rail Vehicle-$2,000,000 Settlement
Walkup obtained a cash and annuity settlement in the amount of $2,000,000 on behalf of 16-year-old girl who was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway LRV near Stonestown.
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Six Walkup Lawyers Cited Among The Best Lawyers In America
For the third year in a row, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger was ranked No. 1 in all of California for the number of attorneys listed...
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Resume - Doris Cheng

Doris Cheng

Biographical Sketch

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Government Liability, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Sexual Abuse.

Northern District Federal Court, Oakland, CA
Judicial Extern to Honorable Saundra B. Armstrong, 1997

Memberships & Affiliations

State Bar of California

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Directors, 2003 to present
Women's Caucus, Chair 2004

University of San Francisco School of Law,
Board of Governors, 2003 to present
Intensive Advocacy Program, Executive Committee & Faculty, 1999 to present
Intensive Advocacy Program, Co-Director, 2005
Coach, Mock Trial Team, 2003
Head Coach, 4 Moot Court Teams for the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition, 2004

USF Inn of Court
Executive Committee 1999 to present
Membership Chair 2000-2001
Program Chair 2001-2002
Secretary-Treasurer 2002-2003

National Institute of Trial Attorneys
Advocacy Teacher Training Program, Assistant Program Director 2001 to present
Western Regional Trial Skills Program, Faculty 2003-2004
Western Regional Depositions Program, Faculty 2003
Pacific Regional Depositions Program, Faculty 2004
Pacific Regional Trial Skills Program, Faculty 2004
Southwest Regional Trial Skills Program, Faculty 2005

Emory University School of Law
Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program, Faculty 2003-2005

San Francisco Bar Association
Chair, Barrister Club Newsletter, 2003
Vice Chair, Barrister Club Newsletter, 2002

Consumer Attorneys of California

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Lectures & Presentations

April 2005, Guest Speaker, USF School of Law Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

April 2005, USF Inn of Court, "Right to a Fair Jury Trial Despite the Media," Lecturer

April 2005, San Francisco Trial Lawyer Association, "Beating the Odds: Demonstration of the Small Auto Case," Lecturer

April 2005, Lecture: Powerpoint for Trial Lawyers (San Francisco)

February 2005, Public Interest Lawyer Advocacy Training, Trainer (San Francisco)

September 2004, California Continuing Education of the Bar, Practicing Law Institute,"Suing and Defending the Professional," Lecturer (San Francisco)

May 2004, University of San Francisco School of Law, Intensive Advocacy Program, Lecture "Effective Cross Examination"

April 2004, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, "Maximizing Damages with Medical Experts"

November 2003, NITA Advocacy Teacher Training, Lecturer "Legal Ethics"

May 2003, University of San Francisco School of Law, Intensive Advocacy Program, Lecture "Direct & Cross Examinations"

September 2002, National Business Institute, "Civil Litigation"

May 2002, University of San Francisco School of Law, Intensive Advocacy Program, Lecture "Direct & Cross Examinations"

Education

University of San Francisco School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1998
Public Interest Law Scholar, 1998
USF American Inns of Court, Member 1997-1998
Intensive Advocacy Program 1997, Distinction
Summer Abroad Program 1996: Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Women's Law Association

University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts, English with Creative Writing Emphasis, 1994
Deans Honor List, 1993, 1994

Community Activities

Girls Basketball Coach
 Cornerstone Academy, 1995
 Notre Dames des Victoires, 1999 - 2002
 Lowell High School, Summer Clinic, 2003
BCSFYAO, 2005

Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic, 1997 - 2000