HomeCaliforniaSan FranciscoAndrew McDevitt

Andrew McDevitt

Proven Verdicts
San Francisco, CA15 years experienceAdmitted 2010

About Andrew McDevitt

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).

Proven verdicts and settlements

$26.3 millionVerdict

An Orange County jury found Yamaha's YXZ1000R side-by-side defectively designed and awarded $26.3 million to Justin Van Tussenbrook, a Utah man paralyzed when the vehicle's rollover protection structure collapsed at low speed.

Orange County Superior Court (Santa Ana), CA · 2025Product LiabilityRead the full story →
View all 7 proven verdicts →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

UC Hastings College of the Law (now UC Law San Francisco)
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (magna cum laude), 2010
California Polytechnic State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California, admitted 2010
Bar Association of San Francisco
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pi Tau Sigma
Tau Beta Pi
Golden Key International Honor Society

Awards & recognition

Bar Association of San Francisco Outstanding Barrister Award (2016)
Northern California Super Lawyers (consistent)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation
Daily Journal Top 40 Under 40 in California
Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer (2026)
Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering magna cum laude

Other attorneys at Walkup Personal Injury Lawyers

View firm →

Proven verdicts and settlements from other San Francisco firms

Dolan Law Firm, PC Personal Injury Lawyers
Dolan Law Firm, PC Personal Injury Lawyers
$61 million · FedEx Ground Hit With $61 Million Verdict Over Racial Harassment of Two Drivers
Mary Alexander & Associates
Mary Alexander & Associates
$305 million (settlement); $1.15 billion (verdict) · $305 Million Settlement Ends 19-Year Lead Paint Fight Against Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra, and NL Industries
GJEL Accident Attorneys
GJEL Accident Attorneys
$111.7 million · GJEL Secures $111.7 Million for Patients Who Underwent Needless Heart Surgery at Redding Medical Center
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
$21.5 million · $21.5 Million Settlement After Exposed Trolley Rail Left Man Paralyzed at San Diego Transit Station
Arash Law
Arash Law
$41.95 million · $41.95 Million Verdict Against Walmart After In-Store Baseball Bat Attack