Honors and Awards:

• Horace Strern Award for Products Liability, Citizens Commendation from the Philadelphia Police Dept, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Multi Million Dollar advocates forum, Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Verdict Club Preeminent Trial Lawyers

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed in Pa and New Jersey and admitted to All State and Federal courts in Pa and New Jersey. Also admiited to the 1st, 3rd and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeal and the District Court of Colorado. Also have been admitted Pro Hac Vice to many courts including Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware, Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia New York and many other states.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Board Member of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association 2006- present Assistant Secretary Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association 2010, 2006

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Donate money and time to VIP, Community legal services, Minority law students mentoring program, American Red Cross, City of Hope, toys for tots and other charitable organizations

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Mr Messa has lectured many times and been an author and co auther or various publications, including the subjects of Medical Malpractice, HMO liability, Hospital Aquired Infections, Products Liability, Trucking Accidents, Jury Selection Expert Witness testimony and others. Mr Messa spoke at the national meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in 2010.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Mr. Messa has represented clients from around the country and received significant awards and settlements in other states, including Delaware, Maryland, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kansas, and has the largest jury verdict in the history of Green County, Wisconsin.  Mr. Messa has also secured settlements for his clients in Orthopedic Bone Screw Litigation totaling over $120 Million, in Diet Drug Litigation totaling over $20 Million, and in individual cases, including $10 Million in a spine surgery malpractice case, $6.9 Million in a trucking accident brain injury case, $6.5 Million in a vascular surgery case, $5.4 Million in a trucking accident brain injury case, $5 Million in an Emergency Room malpractice case resulting in paralysis,  and a $3.7 million dollar recovery in a defective smoke detector case, among many others. He has participated in nationwide products liability and catastrophe litigation, including the CSX train crash in Florence, South Carolina. A $8.5 million dollar settlement for an obstetric malpractice. $35 million dollar recovery in a trucking crash product liability case resulting in quadriplegia.

Representative Clients:

• Mr Messa Represents injured people, children, workers and their families from all walks of life

Educational Background:

• Mr Messa is a 1984 Graduate of Tulane University with Honors and a 1988 Graduate of Temple University School of Law, Cum Laude