James P. Kreindler

Partner

James P. Kreindler joined Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1983 and became a partner in 1987. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, 1977. He received his J.D. degree from Columbia University in 1980, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar. He began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County ( Brooklyn) District Attorneys' Office.

Mr. Kreindler is co-chair of the 9/11 Plaintiffs' Committee suing terror financiers and supporters. Mr. Kreindler is currently taking the lead role as a member of the Plaintiffs' Committee in the Pan Am 103 families' suit against Libya, which has already produced $2.15 billion in additional compensation for the families of the Lockerbie victims. Mr. Kreindler played a major role in the litigation against Pan Am arising from the Flight 103 disaster over Lockerbie, Scotland as a member of the Plaintiffs' Trial Team. He has played a major role in many notable airline disaster cases, including the EgyptAir 990 crash on October 31, 1999 (member of the Executive Committee of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee); the Swissair Flight 111 disaster near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia on September 2, 1998 (serving as a Plaintiffs' Committee member); and the TWA Flight 800 disaster off Long Island, New York (appointed a member of the Plaintiffs' Committee).

Frequent lecturer on Aviation Accident Litigation and Terrorism Litigation throughout North and South America and Europe. Only Plaintiffs's attorney other than Lee Kreindler asked to lecture at International Airline Transportation Association meetings.

Mr. Kreindler is a fellow and Member of the Board of Director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Proudest Professional Accomplishments:

1. Securing at least $2.15 billion payment from Libya for the Pan AM 103 victims. The only time any foreign state ever made such a payment to terrorist victims.

2. Obtained record settling wrongful death award ($9 million) for family of Harry Bainbridge, Pan Am 103 victim after 13 week trial where we obtained willful misconduct verdict.

3. Obtained highest wrongful termination verdict for a partner fired from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the oldest law firm in the U.S. forcing wealthy attorneys to honor their partnership agreement.

He and his wife, a prominent physician specializing in Geriatrics and the author of five medical texts on emergency room care and internal medicine, are the proud parents of five daughters.