Overview

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Messa & Associates is a results-oriented personal injury law firm comprised of New Jersey, Delaware, and Philadelphia personal injury attorneys who specialize in medical malpractice, product liability, motor vehicle accidents, brain injury, birth injury, burns/fires/explosions, and other catastrophic injury cases. Founded in 2001 by Joseph L. Messa, Jr., an AV-rated NJ and PA personal injury attorney listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Messa & Associates, P.C. invests it’s experience, energy, and compassion into each and every case. The attorneys at Messa & Associates do not work for themselves, but for their injured clients; clients whose lives have been permanently and drastically changed due to negligence.

Rankings

Messa & Associates, P.C. is metro ranked in 2 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Philadelphia
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

About Our Clients

For more information, please visit https://www.whymessa.com/ to learn more about former clients of Messa & Associates and their cases.

Rankings

Regional Rankings

Philadelphia
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Elder Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Qui Tam Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Messa & Associates, P.C. has 2 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Messa & Associates, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Demographics

Partners
Male: 3
Female: 1
White / Caucasian: 4
Of Counsel (but not partners)
Male: 4
Female: 2
Other Lawyers
Male: 6
Female: 5
Hispanic / Latinx: 1
White / Caucasian: 14
Attorney Management / Department Heads
Male: 2
Female: 4
Black / African American: 1
White / Caucasian: 5
Paralegals
Female: 14
Asian: 2
Black / African American: 1
White / Caucasian: 10
Multi-Racial: 1
Non-Legal Employees
Male: 3
Female: 5
Black / African American: 1
Hispanic / Latinx: 3
White / Caucasian: 3
Multi-Racial: 1

Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • US News & World Report Best Law FirmsĀ 

    2015, 2016, 2017, 208, 2019, 2020, 2021

    PA Super Lawyers

    2009-2021

    Best Lawyers

    JLM 2014 - 2021

     

     

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Management and Personnel

Founding Partner
Joseph L. Messa, Jr.
Managing Partner
Lee D. Rosenfeld
Attorney at Law
Suzanne H. DePillis
Attorney at Law
Thomas N. Sweeney
Attorney at Law
Justin L. Groen
Attorney at Law
Ramon A. Arreola
Attorney at Law
Brett M. Furber
Attorney at Law
Alaina A. Gregorio
Attorney at Law
Megan M. Kwak
Attorney at Law
Ashley B. DiLiberto

Contacts

Client Relations Coordinator
Noelle McHugh 215-568-3500
Marketing & Public Relations Director
Angela D. Leone 215-568-3500
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