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Overview
Steven R. Pounian joined the firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1980 and became a partner in 1987 focusing on aviation litigation. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University with Honors (1977) and received his J.D. degree from New York University (1980). At law school, he was Senior Editor of the Review of Law and Social Change.
He is admitted to the bar of New York, the Federal Courts of Appeals of the Second, Third, Fifth, and D.C...
Steven R. Pounian joined the firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1980 and became a partner in 1987 focusing on aviation litigation. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University with Honors (1977) and received his J.D. degree from New York University (1980). At law school, he was Senior Editor of the Review of Law and Social Change.
He is admitted to the bar of New York, the Federal Courts of Appeals of the Second, Third, Fifth, and D.C...
Steven R. Pounian joined the firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1980 and became a partner in 1987 focusing on aviation litigation. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University with Honors (1977) and received his J.D. degree from New York University (1980). At law school, he was Senior Editor of the Review of Law and Social Change.
He is admitted to the bar of New York, the Federal Courts of Appeals of the Second, Third, Fifth, and D.C. Circuits and the United States Supreme Court and has appeared pro hac vice in numerous state and federal courts throughout the United States.
He has been involved with numerous aviation mass disaster cases, including:
- the litigation involving the crash of Korean Air Lines flight 7 in the Sea of Japan, in which he was appointed as a member of the Plaintiffs' Trial Committee
- the Pan American flight 103 disaster at Lockerbie, Scotland, in which he was appointed as Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel and served as a member of the Plaintiffs' Trial Committee
- the crash of an Air Force CT-43 (Boeing 737) at Dubrovnik, Croatia, in which he was appointed as Chairman of the Plaintiffs' Committee
- the TWA 800 disaster off Long Island, New York, in which he was appointed as a member of the Plaintiffs' Committee and as Liaison Counsel
- and, most recently, the crash of American Airlines flight 587 in Belle Harbor, New York, in which he was appointed Chairman of the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee.
He has worked on numerous trials resulting in favorable verdicts, most notably:
- Pan Am 103 Lockerbie Disaster (E.D.N.Y. 1992) (wilful misconduct and damages verdicts)
- Korean Air Lines Disaster (D.D.C. 1989) (wilful misconduct and damages verdicts)
- Texasgulf Disaster (S.D.N.Y. 1985) (series of damage trials)
- Eastern Airlines Disaster at Kennedy Airport (E.D.N.Y. 1982) (damages verdicts)
- McClendon v. First Tennessee Bank (Shelby Co., Tennessee 1996) (largest death award in Tennessee history)
- Cogar v. Central Mountain Air Services (Vancouver, British Columbia 1991) (largest death award in Canadian history)
- Conway v. Cessna (New York Supreme Court 1996) (product liability verdict)
He has argued many legal issues in cases around the country, including the following reported cases:
- Densberger v. United Technologies Corp., 283 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2002)
- In re Air Crash off Long Island, New York on July 17, 1996,209 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2000)
- United States ex rel. Kreindler & Kreindler v. United Technologies, 985 F.2d 1148 (2d Cir. 1993)
- Baumgart v. Fairchild Aircraft, 981 F.2d 824 (5th Cir. 1993)
- In re Korean Air Lines Disaster, 932 F.2d 1475 (D.D.C. 1991)
- Wyler v. Korean Air Lines, 928 F.2d 1167 (D.D.C. 1991)
- Rodriquez v. United States, 823 F.2d 735 (3d Cir. 1987)
- Woodling v. Garrett, 8 13 F.2d 543 (2d Cir. 1987)
- In re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland, 748 F.2d 94 (2d Cir. 1984)
- In re Air Crash Disaster at John F. Kennedy Airport, 687 F.2d 626 (2d Cir. 1982)
- Vargas v. Insurance Co. of North America, 651 F.2d 838 (2d Cir. 1981)
He has also been involved in many other aviation crash cases, including numerous commuter, military, product liability and general aviation cases.
He was elected and served as Chair of the Aviation and Space law Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS); Chair of the Trial Techniques Committee of ABA TIPS and has also served as a Vice-Chair of the Litigation Committee of ABA TIPS. He has served as a Court appointed mediator in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and as a Court appointed arbitrator in the Eastern District of New York. He has delivered several papers and given lectures at ABA Conventions and National Institutes, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America Convention, New York State Bar Litigation Seminars and the Southern Methodist University Air Law Symposium.
About Steven R. Pounian
Practice Areas
- Aviation Accident Attorneys
- Terrorism Litigation
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Other Affiliations
- In re Korean Air Lines Disaster (Member, Plaintiffs; Trial Committee, September 1, 1983, MDL 565)
- American Bar Association, - (Chair, Committee on Aviation and Space Law)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1980
J.D.
Law Review: Review of Law and Social Change, Senior Editor, 1979 - 1980 - Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1977
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Past Positions
- In re Lockerbie Air Disaster at Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, MDL 799, Liaison Counsel
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Steven R. Pounian
Included on the 2023 New York Metro list
Past Lists
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2010 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2009 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2008 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2007 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2006 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating 5 out of 5
- Selected for New York City Best Lawyers Survey, 2017 - 2019
- Listed in New York SuperLawyers
- Selected as 2020 Super Lawyers 2013-2020
- Selected for Trial Lawyers of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Organization, 2009
Office Information
Address
750 Third Avenue32nd Floor New York, NY 10017
Phone
Fax
- (212) 972-9432
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