Doris Cheng

Doris Cheng: Attorney with Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
About Attorney Awards

Biography

Extern, U.S. District Court, Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong, 1997. Recipient, Public Interest Law Scholar, 1998. Executive Committee Member and Faculty, USF School of Law Intensive Advocacy Program, 2000-. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 2001-. Member, USF School of Law Board of Governors, 2003-2006. USF Board of Counselors, 2011-. Faculty, Emory University School of Law (Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program), 2004-. Oversight Committee Member, Office of Independent Administrator (Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Arbitration System), 2009-. Listed Best Lawyers of America. Listed Super Lawyer. Listed Top 50 Women Lawyers in Northern California. Listed Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Listed National Law Journal, Minority 40 Under 40, 2011. NITA, Hon. Robert E. Keeton Faculty Award, 2012. Lowell High School Mock Trial Coach, 2010-2012. Girls Basketball Coach, 1995-2009.
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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Spinal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Vehicular Negligence
  • Products Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California, Davis, B.A., English, 1994; University of California, Davis, B.A., dean' list, 1994
Law School Attended:
University of San Francisco, J.D., 1998
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, California
Memberships:
American Board of Trial Advocates; Litigation Counsel of America; National Trial Lawyers; State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco (Board Member, 2009-2011; Judiciary Committee Chair, 2008; Judiciary Committee, 2006-2008); USF Inn of Court (Officer); American Inns Court; National Association of Women Judges (Resource Board); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Officer, Board of Directors).
ISLN:
913282340

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Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (2 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 04/02/10 in Personal Injury

    Doris Cheng is one of the finest young lawyers in Northern California. She is a recent partner in the Walkup firm which is the best personal injury firm in San Francisco. Doris is smart, articulate, hard working and charming. I have mediated several... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 03/19/10 in Plaintiffs Personal Injury

    Doris is absolutely an AV rated attorney. I have seen her work first hand and can represent she is one of the top plaintiff's lawyers I know. She also has great skills in dealing with clients in high pressure situations.

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