Justin T. Green
Justin Green joined Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1997 after clerking for the Honorable Alfred J. Lechner in the Federal District Court in New Jersey. He became a firm partner in January of 2003. He focuses his practice on helping families of aviation disaster victims, but also litigates other complex matters.
Martindale-Hubbell lists Justin as a "AV" peer-reviewed lawyer which is the highest rating awarded by the organization. Law & Politics, a publication of Key Professional Medial Inc., named him as a 2009 Super Lawyer for the Metro-NewYork region.
Justin learned to fly in the United States Marine Corps and served as his squadron's aviation safety officer after graduating from the Naval Postgraduate School's aviation safety program. He was responsible for his squadron's aviation safety, and also for investigating accidents. He holds an airplane and helicopter commercial license from the Federal Aviation Administration; he is instrument-rated and has flight time in many different airplanes and helicopters.
As an aviation lawyer, Justin has successfully represented families in dozens of major aviation cases. He has authored numerous articles on aviation, products liability and wrongful death law.
A guest lecturer on aviation law at Fordham Law School, Justin has also spoken on aviation law and aviation safety at numerous professional conferences. He edits the leading treatise on U.S. aviation law: Kreindler, Aviation Accident Law published by Lexis/Nexis. Many newspapers and news programs have asked him to comment on aviation safety issues and to speak on the rights of aviation disaster victims.
Justin is a member of the American Association for Justice, where he is the immediate past chair of the aviation section. He belongs to the American Bar Association, where he served as vice-chair of the Torts and Insurance Practice's aviation section for 2004-2005, and as a member of the Air & Space Law Section. He is a board member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a member of New York's Federal Bar Council and the New York City Bar Association, where he is a serves on the aeronautics committee.
He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, and earned his law degree from Fordham Law School in New York City.
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1996
- New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1995
- Union College, Schenectady, New York
- B.A. - 1984
- Major: Economics
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating 5 of 5
Past Employment Positions
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Hon. Alfred J. Lechner, Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997
- Haight, Gardener, Poor & Havens, Associate, 1995 - 1996
- United States Marine Corps, Pilot and Aviation Safety Officer, 1985 - 1992
