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Attorney Profiles

Benjamin R. Messing

E-mail: bmessing@gawthrop.com

Benjamin R. Messing is a trial attorney with experience in litigation involving commercial and business matters, employment issues, real estate transactions, personal injury, and environmental claims. Mr. Messing has a specialized background in litigating complex insurance coverage issues.

Mr. Messing received his Bachelor of Science in History and Policy from Carnegie Mellon University with University and College Honors in 2000. While attending Carnegie Mellon, he completed an internship with the Honorable Max Baer, now a Justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Messing received his law degree from Temple University School of Law in 2003. After graduation from law school, Mr. Messing completed a one year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Charles E. Villanueva, J.A.D., who was tasked with handling all of the complex auto insurance fraud cases in the State of New Jersey.

Prior to joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Messing worked for the insurance defense firm of Methfessel & Werbel in Edison, NJ. While there, he worked on a property coverage team, specializing in insurance coverage defense as well as insurance fraud prosecution.

• Areas of Practice:

• General Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Environmental Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation

• Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 2003
• New Jersey, 2003
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2004
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2007

• Education:

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, 2003, J.D.
• Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000, B.S.

• Published Works:

• Wall Off Your Assets: Building Legal Barriers Against Catastrophic Loss, Erdek, John M. & Messing, Benjamin R., Business 2 Business, March 2008
• Who's Notice Is It, Anyway?, Harrison, Eric L. & Messing, Benjamin R., 180 N.J.L.J. 309, 2005

• Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Chester County Bar Association

• Fraternities/Sororities:

• Pi Kappa Alpha