Andrew McDevitt
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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
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.
A hoist operator was carrying a co-worker to the roof of a San Mateo library job in December 2005 when the hoist ran out of control and he fell about 50 feet, losing his dominant right arm above the elbow. A San Francisco jury found the Swedish manufacturer, Alimak Hek AB, liable for a design defect and failure to warn, and valued his damages at $8,328,591. It assigned 57 percent of fault to Alimak, 33 percent to his employer, Sheedy Inc., and 10 percent to him. The Recorder reported he would recover $4,747,296.80 from Alimak, while Jury Verdict Alert put Alimak's share at $5,515,732.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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