Andrew McDevitt

Background

Andrew P. McDevitt is a Shareholder at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger (Walkup Personal Injury Lawyers) in San Francisco, where he focuses on catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and wrongful death matters. He brings a mechanical engineering background to vehicle technology and accident investigation cases. McDevitt earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering magna cum laude from California Polytechnic State University, where he was a Dean's List honoree and a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, and Golden Key International Honor Society. He received his Juris Doctor from UC Hastings College of the Law in 2010, where he served as Executive Production Editor of the Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal. He joined Walkup as a law clerk from 2008 to 2010 before transitioning to associate and later shareholder. He is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His honors include the Bar Association of San Francisco Outstanding Barrister Award (2016), consistent selection to Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation, the Daily Journal's Top 40 Under 40 in California, and Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer (2026). He has written for the Daily Journal on "Vehicle Technology and Accident Investigations: What PI Attorneys Must Know." Notable case results include a $26.3 million verdict (Yamaha rollover), a $25 million settlement (delivery truck wrongful death), and a $20 million settlement (side-by-side vehicle paralysis).

Notable cases

• —$$26,300,000

  Yamaha rollover - verdict

• —$$25,000,000

  Delivery truck wrongful death - settlement

• —$$20,000,000

  Side-by-side vehicle paralysis - settlement

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