John Messersmith
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Member of CLM Since: 2010
Nominated By Roy Hinton
CLM Committees
- Transportation
CLM Contributions
- Author - Maryland
- Author - North Carolina
- Author - Virginia Claim Handling Resources
- Author - Virginia
- Author - Washington, DC
- Author - West Virginia
- Speaker - 2021 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
- Speaker - Fraudulent Claims - Identification, Investigation and Litigation
- Speaker - LITIGATION 104: TRIAL PRACTICE
Articles
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Practice Areas
- Bad Faith
- Fraud / SIU
- Insurance Coverage
- Premises Liability
- Professional Liability
- Transportation
- Claims Management
- Product Liability
- Religious & Non-Profit
- Diversity Equity & Inclusion
- Litigation Management
- Medical Malpractice
Biography
As a founding shareholder and managing partner of Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith, PC, a top-rated civil litigation firm with four locations in Virginia, John has always held the belief that understanding clients’ business needs and goals is the key to a firm’s success.
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. A frequent lecturer with organizations on topics associated with transportation and defense litigation, John enjoys meeting with clients on efficiently and effectively resolving claims.
John earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and his J.D. from the University of Richmond. Through both college and law school John worked as a labor foreman for an international specialty concrete company in order to pay his 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.
Education
No information available.
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: VA