Background
Messina, John Louis was born on December 11, 1939 in Tacoma. Son of Fisher John and Mary Palma (Aquino) Messina.
Messina, John Louis was born on December 11, 1939 in Tacoma. Son of Fisher John and Mary Palma (Aquino) Messina.
University of Puget Sound (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Gonzaga University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1969). Pi Gamma Museum Editor in Chief, Gonzaga Law Review, 1968-1969.
Worked at Messina Law Firm (Tacoma, Washington) specializing in Products Liability, Malpractice, Tort and Maritime Negligence Law, General Negligence Trial and Appeals, Federal Tort Law, Highway Liability, Civil Rights, Aviation. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Washington. Pi Gamma Museum Editor in Chief, Gonzaga Law Review, 1968-1969.
Author: "Habeas Corpus and the State Prisoner," 3 Gonzaga Law Review 115, 1968.
Company-Author: "The Collateral Source Rule in Personal Injury Litigation," Gonzaga Law Review Volume 7, Number. 2, Spring 1972; "Highway Design Liability," published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1983.
"Potholes, Ruts & Shoulder DropoffsA Story of Poor Highway Maintenance," Trial Magazine, February 1991. "The Human Factors Expert and Contributory Fault," WSTLA Trial News, November, 1982.
"This Is A Generic Article (the Story of Data Encryption Standard)," WSTLA Trial News, February, 1983.
"Automobile Crashworthiness," WSTLA Trial News, May, 1983. "Toys That Kill," WSTLA Trial News, December, 1983. "The Human Factors Expert in Tort Litigation," Trial Magazine, January, 1984.
Author/Editor, "Automobile Litigation & Evidence," 1990.
Washington State Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1979. Faculty Member, National College of Advocacy, 1982-1988.
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1989. Member: International Society of Barristers, 1988.
Mensa. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Bar Associations.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1973-1974. Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1978).
Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). The attorneys and support staff at Messina Law Firm are dedicated to advocating for those whose lives have been affected by the negligence or misconduct of others
Recognizing that injuries come in many forms and can have devastating effects on individuals and their families. Messina Law firm takes great care in attending to clients" needs and every case detail.
Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (SecretaryTreasurer, 1973-1974.
Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1978).
California Trial Lawyers Association. American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate).
Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation. Certified Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Negligence Law, Products Liability Law and Highway Liability.
Married Guelda Lewis, June 20, 1964. Children: Dana Sue Messina-Galagan, Maribeth Messina Peitz, John L. Junior, Megan Annual.