John Messersmith

About John Messersmith

As a founding shareholder and managing partner of KPMLaw, John has always held the belief that understanding clients’ business needs and goals is the key to a firm’s success. John earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1983 and his J.D. in 1986 from the University of Richmond where he was a member of the National Moot Court Team and the Order of the Barristers. Through both college and law school John worked as a labor foreman for an international specialty concrete company in order to pay his own way. John is proud of five children and along with his wife, continues to be a competitive athlete in sports associated with off road cycling.John maintains an AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is a member of several defense organizations, including CLM and is a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. John is a frequent lecturer with organizations on topics associated with transportation and defense litigation and concentrates his practice in the areas of transportation law, para-transit, premises liability, and commercial litigation.Specialties: Trucking and transportation, auto liability, premises liability, restaurant and retail, legal malpractice, coverage, personal injury.

Experience

1. Partner

   KPM LAW (Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith, P.C.)

   Jan 1991 — Present

   As a progressive civil litigation firm with more than 20 years of dynamic multi-jurisdictional practice, KPMLaw, top-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is recognized as experienced, client-centered, value-driven, and outcome-oriented. Having focused the practice on legal matters that speak to the collective strength and experience of their dynamic team of attorneys, KPMLaw provides unparalleled acuity in their field while employing strategies that increase efficiencies, enhance outcomes, and benefit their clients both legally and financially. With four strategically located offices, KPMLaw practices in the states of Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of Washington, representing a variety of insurance carriers, international corporations, national and regional companies, self-insured businesses, and individuals - clients who rely on KPMLaw\'s experienced professionals, progressive philosophies and proven track record to meet their litigation needs in the mid-Atlantic area.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  BA, Political Science

  1979 — 1983

• University of Richmond School of Law

  JD

  1983 — 1986

Skills

• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Legal Malpractice
• Liability
• Product Liability
• Litigation Management
• Legal Liability
• Insurance
• Torts
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Liability Analysis
• Automobile Accidents
• Insurance Law
• Subrogation
• Legal Research
• Public Liability
• Claim
• Claims Management
• Workers Compensation
• Wrongful Death
• Wrongful Death Claims