Andrew McDevitt - San Francisco, CA
Attorney at Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
Personal Injury Lawyers in San Francisco, CA
650 California St. Fl. 26 San Francisco, CA 94108 - 2607
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San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Attorney Information
Overview
Andrew's practice focuses on wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases resulting from dangerous products, police shootings, ski accidents, medical malpractice, big-rig collisions, and automobile/motorcycle accidents. He also handles cases involving negligent security, premises liability, and dangerous conditions of property.
Clients describe Andrew as compassionate, hard-working, creative and effective.
Andrew graduated magna cum laude with a degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received numerous academic honors, including being named to the President's List, the Dean's List, invitation into Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor societies, and acceptance into the Golden Key International Honor Society. He was an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. McDevitt was the first student to design and build carbon fiber wheels for the university's automotive racing team—Formula SAE.
Mr. McDevitt attended law school at UC Hastings, where he served as Executive Production Editor of the Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal. He was also a member of the Hastings Trial Team. Andrew helped lead the team to a First Place finish in the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Mock Trial Competition and to the semi-finals the California Association for Criminal Justice tournament. During his final semester of law school, Mr. McDevitt served as a judicial extern to the Honorable A. James Robertson II of the San Francisco Superior Court.
At the Walkup firm, Mr. McDevitt utilizes his mechanical engineering background in the representation of both person injury and wrongful death clients. He has participated in trial advocacy seminars sponsored by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Mr. McDevitt is one of several Walkup attorneys who coached the Lowell High School Mock Trial Team, helping them become San Francisco city champions and reach the state finals in 2012 and 2014. He served as Secretary and Vice Chair on the Bar Association of San Francisco's Committee for the BASF Delegation to the California Conference of Bar Associations and is Chair of the Delegation for 2015. He is also serving on the Executive Committee for the Bar Association of San Francisco's Barristers Litigation Section.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Member, Hastings Trial Team
Education
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Legal Education
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings),
San Francisco,
California, 2010
J.D.
Law Journal: Hastings Science & Technology, Executive Production Editor
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings),
San Francisco,
California, 2010
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Non Legal Education
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California Polytechnic State University
Mechanical Engineering
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
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California Polytechnic State University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, Law Clerk, 2008 - 2010
- Honorable A. James Robertson II of the San Francisco Superior Court, Judicial Extern
Pro Bono Activities
- Coach, Lowell High School Mock Trial Team, 2012 - 2013
Representative Cases
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Motorcycle Rider v. California State Employee
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Married Apartment Tenants v. Landlord
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Pedestrian v. Driver
Other Affiliations
- Bar Association of San Francisco's Committee for the BASF Delegation to the California Conference of Bar Associations, - 2013 (Secretary)
- Bar Association of San Francisco's Barristers Litigation Section, - 2013 (Executive Committee)
- Hastings Trial Team (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Tau Sigma
- Tau Beta Pi
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Contact
650 California St.
Fl. 26
San Francisco, CA 94108 - 2607
Phone: 415-981-7210
Fax: 415-391-6965
Email: Send a message
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https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/
(San Francisco Injury Lawyer)
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https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/auto-accidents/truck-accidents/
(San Francisco truck accident lawyer)
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