Who is Ashley DiLiberto?
Ashley B. DiLiberto, Esq., is a Pennsylvania lawyer who has spent years representing survivors of sexual abuse. She founded Survivors of Abuse PA to give survivors across the Commonwealth an advocate they can actually talk to, one who meets them with belief and dignity, and who carries the resources of a national mass-tort team into the fight against the institutions that enabled their abuse. She is licensed in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Florida, and practices from her main office in Center City Philadelphia.Experience & Leadership
Ashley is a Partner at Messa & Associates, P.C., and the head of its national Mass Tort Litigation Team, driving strategy across its national docket. Her experience includes significant mass-tort and survivor litigation:- Boy Scouts of America survivor settlement. Ashley represented survivors in the Boy Scouts of America cases and held a leadership role in securing maximum-value results from the $2.46 billion settlement — one of the largest settlements of its kind in U.S. history.
- 3M Combat Arms Earplug Litigation — bellwether trial counsel. She served as bellwether trial counsel in the 3M earplug litigation, the largest mass tort in U.S. history, contributing to its global resolution.
- Philips Respironics CPAP MDL — court-appointed leadership. She was appointed by the Hon. Joy Flowers Conti to the Plaintiffs’ Leadership Committee in the Philips CPAP MDL, a court-selected group shaping strategy for injured people nationwide.
A Trauma-Informed Approach
Ashley built Survivors of Abuse PA around how survivors actually experience this process, not how law firms prefer to run it. Her practice is trauma-informed and survivor-centered: empathy, confidentiality, and the survivor’s control come first. She partners with mental-health professionals so clients are supported holistically, offers free and confidential consultations 24/7 by phone or video, and never asks a survivor to relive anything before they are ready. You set the pace; she does the fighting.Education
- J.D., cum laude — Delaware Law School (Widener University Delaware Law School).
- B.S., Public Health, cum laude — University of South Carolina.
Honors & Recognition
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” — selected every year since 2019, a distinction reserved for the top 2.5% of Pennsylvania attorneys under 40.
Credentials & Admissions
- PA Attorney ID: 323701
- Admitted in Pennsylvania: May 4, 2017 (now in her ninth year of practice)
- Bar status: Active and in good standing, with no disciplinary history
- Licensed states: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Florida
- Firm: Partner, Messa & Associates, P.C. — head of the national Mass Tort Litigation Team
- Office: 123 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Notable Results
Ashley has secured significant recoveries for injured people and survivors across a range of cases. Past results are no guarantee of future outcomes; every case is judged on its own facts.- $2.46 billion — leadership role in the Boy Scouts of America survivor settlement.
- Eight-figure settlement — service members with hearing loss and tinnitus from defective 3M earplugs.
- Confidential eight-figure settlement — product liability case, a man in his 40s was seriously injured by a defective product.
- $15 million — vehicle-collision case involving an individual struck by a commercial dump truck.
- Confidential seven-figure settlement — negligent home-nursing care causing severe, preventable bedsores.
- $850,000 — dram-shop liability (alcohol served to a visibly intoxicated person).
- $760,000 — Roundup toxic-exposure case (Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma).
Talk With Ashley
If you are a survivor or you love one, and you are trying to decide whether to reach out, you can talk to Ashley directly. The conversation is free, confidential, available 24/7, and there is no obligation. Call or text (267) 502-9090 or email ashley@survivorsofabusepa.com.Frequently asked questions
Who is Ashley DiLiberto?
Ashley B. DiLiberto, Esq. is a Pennsylvania sexual-abuse attorney and the founder of Survivors of Abuse PA. She is a Partner at Messa & Associates, P.C., where she leads the firm's national Mass Tort Litigation Team, and she has more than eight years of trauma-informed experience representing survivors.
What are Ashley DiLiberto's credentials?
She holds PA Attorney ID 323701, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar on May 4, 2017, and is active and in good standing with no disciplinary history. She is licensed in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Florida. She earned her J.D. cum laude from Delaware Law School and a B.S. in Public Health cum laude from the University of South Carolina.
What is Ashley DiLiberto's experience with sexual abuse cases?
She has represented survivors in the Boy Scouts of America cases and held a leadership role in securing results from the $2.46 billion settlement, one of the largest of its kind in U.S. history. She has more than eight years of trauma-informed legal representation of survivors.
Has Ashley DiLiberto received any honors?
Yes. She has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers "Rising Star" every year since 2019 — a distinction reserved for the top 2.5% of Pennsylvania attorneys under 40.
What major litigation has Ashley DiLiberto led?
She was appointed by the Hon. Joy Flowers Conti to the Plaintiffs' Leadership Committee in the Philips Respironics CPAP MDL, served as bellwether trial counsel in the 3M Combat Arms Earplug Litigation (the largest mass tort in U.S. history), and held a leadership role in the Boy Scouts of America survivor settlement.
Where is Ashley DiLiberto located, and what areas does she serve?
Her office is at 123 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. She represents survivors across all of Pennsylvania, with consultations available by phone or video. You can reach her at (267) 502-9090 or ashley@survivorsofabusepa.com.
Does Ashley DiLiberto charge for a consultation?
No. Consultations are free and confidential, available 24/7, and cases are handled on contingency — there is no cost unless she wins. Past results are no guarantee of a future outcome.
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