Doris Cheng, Shareholder at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly + Schoenberger, specializes in complex injuries caused by third party negligence and has obtained multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of disabled plaintiffs, including a $15,000,000 verdict and two $19,000,000 settlements. Ranked among the top 10 lawyers in Northern California, she was named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in 2017, profiled on the cover of Super Lawyers Magazine in 2025, and received the inaugural ABOTA Champion of Justice Award in 2022. The 106th President of the Bar Association of San Francisco and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she has trained trial lawyers and judges nationally and internationally and co‑authors the Rutter Group California Practice Guide on Personal Injury.
