Elderkin, Martin, Kelly & Messina

 
Attorney Joseph T. Messina

                    Joseph T. Messina

                    E-mail:  jtmessina@elderkinlaw.com

                    150 East 8th Street
                    Erie, Pennsylvania  16501
                    (814) 456-4000


Concentration:

  • Business Law and Planning, Real Estate, Municipal & Zoning Law, Trusts and Estates

Education:

  • Dickinson School of Law, Juris Doctor, with Honors
       Editor-in-Chief, Dickinson Law Review
  • Gannon University, Bachelor of Arts

Admissions and Professional Associations:

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • All Courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Erie County Bar Association

Community Involvement:

  • Vice Chairperson, Gannon University
  • Trustee, Gannon University
  • Past Chairperson, Zoning Committee, Mayor's Task Force on Bayfront Development
  • Past Chairman, Erie Chapter, March of Dimes
  • Past President, Erie County Legal Services Association
  • Past Director, Dickinson School of Law Continuing Legal Education Advisory Board
  • Past Trustee, Erie Charity Classic
  • Distinguished Services Award, Pennsylvania Jaycees
  • Distinguished Volunteer Leadership, March of Dimes
  • Gannon University Medal of Distinction

Publications:

  • Jacobs v. Northeastern Corp.: Surety’s Dilema - Subrogation Rights or Perfected Security Interest,” 69 Dickinson Law Review 172 (1965)
  • Parden v. Terminal Ry. of Ala. State Docks Dep’t: The Passing of Sovereign Immunity,” 69 Dickinson Law Review 270 (1965)
  • “In the Matter of Freeport Italian Bakery, Inc.: Disapproving and Removing Trustees in Bankruptcy,” 70 Dickinson Law Review 227 (1966)