Sara M. Peters
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Sara M. Peters
Walkup Melodia Kelly & SchoenbergerTotal Records: 1Biography
Sara attended Stanford Law School, obtaining her J.D. in 2008. She joined Walkup the same year.
At the Walkup Firm, Sara prosecutes personal injury cases on behalf of severely injured individuals in cases involving defective products, aviation crashes, dangerous conditions of property, medical negligence, vehicular negligence, nursing home abuse, and other wrongdoing.
When she isn’t representing clients, Sara coaches mock trial at Stanford and serves as Co-Director of ABC (Attorneys Bettering the Community) a local nonprofit composed of attorneys who want to volunteer in a hands-on way. She is a contributing editor of the Rutter Group “Claims and Defenses” Guide. She also serves as CLE Vice Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco Barristers Litigation Section. She teaches CLE (continuing legal education courses) on litigation-related topics. She is an active member of CAOC (Consumer Attorneys of California), SFTLA (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association), and the San Francisco Bar Association.
Sara was peer nominated as a Northern California Super Lawyers 2013, 2014, and 2015 Rising Star — a distinction given to fewer than 2.5 percent of the state's lawyers.
Sample Verdicts and Settlements:Severely Injured Grandmother v. Winery
(Winery's vicarious liability for negligent undocumented driver)
$4,750,000 Mediated Settlement after defeating summary judgment
Paralyzed Passengers of Speeding Driver v. Delivery Truck
(Apportionment of joint and several liability to delivery truck that struck indigent driver who sped through red light and fled scene)
$4,500,000 mediated settlement shortly before trialDevelopmentally Disabled Man v. Caltrans
(Dangerous condition case for failure to mark and protect crosswalk across freeway onramp, resulting in permanent debilitating injuries to disabled man)
$4,250,000 mediated settlement shortly before trialYoung burn victim v. Construction company
(Joint venture analysis applied to homeowners’ construction company, after house fire)
$3,300,000 settlement after defeating summary judgmentHigh School Student v. Helmet Manufacturer
(Product liability for helmet contributing to cervical spine injury)
$2,190,000 settlement
Respected Psychiatrist v. Medical Group
(Medical negligence for failure to diagnose ovarian cancer, allowing it to progress to an incurable stage)
$2,000,000 settlementSuicide Victim v. Health Plan
(Fraud claim for plan’s failure to inform regarding risks/benefits of drug that causes suicidal tendencies)
$1,750,000 settlement after defeating summary judgment and extensive motion practiceSurvivors of Young Mother v. California Hospital
(Medical negligence, failure to recognize sepsis in emergency room)
$1,400,000 mediated settlement
Grad student v. ATM Service Company
(Vicarious liability for road rage attack)
$1,250,000 settlement after defeating summary judgment
Brain Damaged Man v. Negligent Driver
(Vehicular negligence)
$1,250,000 settlement
Passenger v. SF Taxi Company
(After fare dispute, taxi driver attack on passenger causes major eye trauma)
$1,000,000 settlement after overcoming summary judgment on vicarious liabilitySauer v. Farmers Insurance
(Insurance coverage dispute)
$985,000 verdict
Surviving Parents v. Medical Center
(Medical negligence & battery, without economic damages)
$900,000 settlement after defeating summary judgment
Young girl v. Fast food chain
(Scald injury from spilled hot water)
$750,000 mediated settlement
Woman v. Bay Area Laparoscopic Surgeon
(Medical malpractice causes permanent abdominal pain)
$750,000 mediated settlement
Bicyclist v. City and Utility Company
(Dangerous condition case for bicyclist thrown from bike by “sink hole,” sustaining fractures)
$575,000 mediated settlementPedestrian v. Transportation Company
(Vehicular negligence causes knee injury)
$550,000 mediated settlement
Italian Vacationer v. Employer of Drunk Driver
(Course and scope issue as to whether employer was responsible for drunk driver)
$500,000 mediated settlementElderly woman v. California Healthcare Provider
(Unnecessary colonoscopy causes stroke and permanent disability)
$500,000 settlement
Elderly man v. California Healthcare Provider
(Misuse of surgical instruments destroyed kidney function)
$475,000 settlement
Survivors of 104-Year-Old Man v. Nursing Home Chain
(Elder neglect and wrongful death)
$475,000 Settlement
Survivors of Elderly Woman v. Nursing Home Chain
(Elder Neglect With Repeat Falls)
$447,500 Settlement
Driver v. Commercial Truck
(Rear-end collision with big rig causes diplopia [double vision])
$450,000 settlement
Oncologist v. Mercury Insurance
(Minor impact rear-end collision causes herniated disc, and lasting limitations, for rock star oncologist)
$421,389.22 arbitration awardOther Affiliations
CAOC (Consumer Attorneys of California) (Member)
SFTLA (San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
AAJ (American Association for Justice) (Member)
San Francisco Bar Association (Member)
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Sara M. Peters
- Included on the 2023 Northern California
Past Lists
- 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
Education
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Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 2008 J.D.
Honors: Mock Trial and Moot Court, Law Review: Stanford Journal of International Law, Lead Articles Editor
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UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Honors: summa cum laude, With High Honors