About Us

After graduating from the University of California at Los Angeles, Mr. Saeltzer attended the University of California at Hastings College of the Law. While in law school he worked for both plaintiff personal injury firms, as well as a large Bay Area insurance defense firm. During his second year of law school he was a member of the Constitutional Law Quarterly. He later accepted a direct commission into the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps and spent three years assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division prosecuting criminal cases ranging from minor drug offenses to arson, rape and attempted murder. At the conclusion of his term of service his rank was Captain and he was the Senior Trial Counsel responsible for overseeing all 82nd Airborne Division trial attorneys. Mr. Saeltzer's military achievements include receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for his work as a prosecuting attorney.

In January 1998 Mr. Saeltzer completed his military service and brought his extensive trial experience to Walkup, Melodia, Kelly, Wecht & Schoenberger. He represents clients in civil cases throughout California and in Federal District Courts. Mr. Saeltzer is currently an assistant professor teaching personal injury litigation at the University of California at Hastings College of the Law. His areas of practice include a variety of injury and death cases in the fields of elder abuse, medical negligence, vehicular negligence, products liability, construction site injuries and government liability. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California and the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

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Defective Products
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Medical Malpractice
Scaffold Falls
Brain Injury
Causes of Brain Injury
Closed Head Injury
Brain Stem Injury

Areas of Practice

• Products Liability
• Injury and Death Cases
• Elder Abuse
• Medical Negligence
• Vehicular Negligence
• Construction Site Injuries
• Government Liability

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
  Law Journal: Constitutional Law Quarterly
  
  
• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  
  

Representative Cases

• Brock v. Bonifacio, et. al
• Bradley v. Les Driving & Traffic School
• Smock v. State of California (Caltrans) and Driver
• Worker v. Property Management Company Construction Site Negligence $6,000,000 Settlement
• Pedestrian v. Product Manufacturer and Negligent Driver Product Liabiltiy and Vehicular Negligence $4,331,250 settlement
• Decedent's Family v. Delivery Company, Roadway, and Estate of Negligent Driver Wrongful Death, Trucking Negligence, Dangerous Roadway, and Vehicular Negligence $1,900,000 settlement

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Assistant Professor, Personal Injury Litigation, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
• Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Honors and Awards

• Meritorious Service Medal, United States Army

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice
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• Consumer Attorneys of California
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• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
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Past Employment Positions

• United States Army, JAGC, 82nd Airborne Division, Prosecutor