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Address
123 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 (Philadelphia Co.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeMedical Malpractice, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Wrongful Death, Construction Accidents, Truck Accidents, Birth Injuries, FELA/Railroad Injuries, Fires and Explosions, Automobile Accidents, Injuries, Work Injuries, Aviation, Airplane Crashes and Smoke Detector Accidents/Defects. Firm Size: 9
Address123 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103, (Philadelphia Co.)
PhonePhone: 215-568-3500
Fax: 215-568-3501
Website
http://www.messalaw.com
Firm/Affiliate Offices Other Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 5952-54 Germantown Avenue, 19144. Telephone: 215-844-1614. Fax: 215-844-7646. Downingtown, Pennsylvania Office: 1206 Indian Trail Drive, 19335. Telephone: 610-518-5328. Fax: 610-518-1804. Marlton, New Jersey Office: 4 Greentree Centre, Suite 201, Route 73, Lincoln Drive, 08053. Telephone: 856-810-9555. Fax: 856-810-9918. Linwood, New Jersey Office: 605 New Road, 08221. Telephone: 856-810-9555. Fax: 609-601-2237.
Joseph L. Messa, Jr. (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.S., with honors, 1984); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Recipient: Horace Stern Award for Product Liability; American Jurisprudence Award for Product Liability. Member: Philadelphia, Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors); Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Wrongful Death; Construction Accidents; Truck Accidents; Birth Trauma; Fire Loss; Explosions; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.Email: Joseph L. Messa, Jr.
——————————Richard J. Heleniak (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1977); Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (J.D., with honors, 1980). Selected, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2006. Child Advocate, Montgomery Child Advocacy Project. Member: Montgomery County (Board of Directors; Chair, Medical-Legal Committee; Judiciary Committee) and Pennsylvania (Chair, Medical and Health Related Issues Interdisciplinary Committee; Member, House of Delegates) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member, Board of Governors); Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association (Past President); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Jagiellonian Law Society (Treasurer, 1983-1986); Million Dollar Advocates Forum. (Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Construction Accidents; Employment Discrimination; Complex Litigation.
Noelle Palazzo (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.A., English, cum laude, 2002); Widener University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). National Order of Barristers. Executive Board, Moot Court Honor Society, 2004-2005. Board of Governors, Justinian Society. Member: Moot Court Honor Society; Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Honor Society. Recipient, Most Promising Civil Litigator Commencement Award, 2005. Board Member, Widener University of Law Alumni Board. Member: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Premises Liability.Email: Noelle Palazzo
Lee D. Rosenfeld (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2007, Georgia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1992); George Washington University (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%).
Thomas N. Sweeney (Associate) born Glen Ridge, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Personal Injury(60%); Products Liability(20%); Medical Malpractice(20%).Email: Thomas N. Sweeney
Irene M. McLafferty (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1987); Villanova University (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to the Hon. G. Craig Lord, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 1990-1991. Member: Montgomery and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Brehon Law Society; J. Willard O'Brien American Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Carpenter v. Paoli Memorial Hospital, (Chester Co. Court of Common Pleas No. 97-02262) Pa. Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Vol. 19, Issue 7, June 2001. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.
OF COUNSELJennifer A. Messa (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Chestnut Hill College (B.A., 1986); California Southern (J.D., 1989); Temple University (LL.M., 2000). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Tax Law.
Vincent S. DiCioccio (Of Counsel) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Drexel University (B.S.C.E., 1983; M.S.C.E., 1985); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also practicing individually, Bryn Mawr). Practice Areas: General Practice(100%).
Andrew D. Swain (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., with honors, 1991); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 1994); Temple University (L.L.M., Trial Advocacy, 1997). Member, Temple Law Review, 1992-1994. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Executive Committee: Young Lawyers Division; State Civil Committee), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. (Also Member, The Swain Law Firm, P.C., Bensalem). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Construction Accidents; Electrical Injury.Email: Andrew D. Swain
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