Khaldoun A. Baghdadi - 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
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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29
Years
Experience
San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Attorney Information
Overview
He has dedicated his career to being a trial lawyer, helping people who need and deserve an advocate. He has served as lead trial counsel in cases throughout the State of California, on matters ranging from wrongful death, defective products, insurance disputes, medical negligence and public transit injuries. Khaldoun has also prosecuted medical device defect and class action claims in courtrooms around the country.
Since 2009, Khaldoun has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer®. In addition, Khaldoun is AV - Pre-Eminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, signifying the highest peer review mark for ethics and standards of practice. His AVVO professional rating is 10.0 - Superb, reflecting the highest rank available.
Khaldoun served an adjunct instructor teaching trial advocacy at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He also served as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He has also served as an instructor on trial technique, deposition practice and lawyering skills for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Active in the courtroom and the community, Khaldoun served the City of San Francisco by way of Mayoral appointment to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. In 2006, he was elected chair of that body.
Khaldoun graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine, and obtained his law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law.
He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.
Noteworthy Verdicts and Settlements
• $1 billion dollar jury verdict for defective hip implant
• $ 9 million dollar medical negligence settlement
• $8.3 million dollar jury verdict for defective hip implant
• $7.8 million dollar personal injury settlement for defective medical device
• $7.3 million wrongful death jury verdict in an automobile collision
• $6.25 million wrongful death settlement in a vehicle/trailer rollover
• $4.5 million dollar personal injury settlement in an automobile collision
• $2.9 million wrongful death settlement for roof crush vehicle defect
• $2.6 million settlement for defective medical device
• $2.4 million medical negligence settlement
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Northern California Super Lawyer®, 2009
- AV - Pre-Eminent rated by Martindale Hubbell
- AVVO Professional Rating is 10.0 - Superb
Other Sources of Feedback About Khaldoun A. Baghdadi
Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list
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
Honors: 1996 Pacific Regional Championship Moot Court Team
Law Review: Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Managing Editor
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University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings),
San Francisco,
California
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Non Legal Education
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University of California,
Irvine,
California, 1994
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
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University of California,
Irvine,
California, 1994
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Adjunct Professor of Moot Court, University of California, Hastings Campus
- Adjunct Professor, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law
Representative Cases
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Detoy v. City and County of San Francisco
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Ard v. Bi-Bett Corporation
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Bennett v. City of Visalia
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Gu v. BMW
Published Works
Articles
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Apples and Oranges, the Supremacy Clause and the Determination of Self-Executing Treaties
Other Affiliations
- San Francisco Human Rights Commission (Member and Chair)
- Arab American Attorneys Association (Co-chair, Bay Area Chapter)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (Member)
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
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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
Website: https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/wrongful-death/ (San Francisco Wrongful Death Lawyer)
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