Evan Katin-Borland | Partner

ekatinborland@kreindler.com 212.973.3479

Overview

Evan joined Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 2012. Since then, he has distinguished himself representing individuals and families in a variety of cases in state and federal courts, with a focus on complex products liability cases. He has played an active role in litigation arising from numerous military, general aviation, commercial aviation and train accidents. Evan is also heavily involved in the firm’s representation of former NFL players and their families in claims through the NFL Concussion Settlement Program.


Evan has played a key role in representing the families of individuals killed in the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 1354, representing former NFL players and their families in Concussion Settlement Program claims, and in the May 2015 derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia.

Evan has played a key role in representing the families of individuals killed in the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 1354, the crash of a TMB 900 aircraft that claimed the lives of prominent Rochester real estate developer Larry Glazer and his wife and fellow entrepreneur Jane Glazer, as well as the May 2015 derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia, and the February 2015 derailment of a Metro North train near Valhalla, New York. 

Evan graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 2006 before graduating cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2009. His peers have named him a SuperLawyers Rising Star in the field of aviation litigation in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. He is a member of the steering committee for the American Bar Association’s National Institute of Aviation Litigation.  

Awards & Events
  • Selected as Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2017-2020, 2023-2024
  • Awarded Avvo Rating of 8 out of 10
  • Speaker, Too Close for Comfort: A Look at the Recent Near Misses and Runway Incursions, 2023 ABA, The Sky’s the Limit: Soaring into the Future of Aviation and Space Law
  • Presenter, Avoiding Flak: The Regional Challenges in Prosecuting Military Aviation Cases, 2022 Online CLE, Celesq AttorneysEdCenter
  • Presenter, Personal Injuries from Aviation Incidents: Navigating FAA Regs, NTSB Investigations, Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and More, 2023 Strafford Publications, Inc. Seminar
  • Speaker, Recent Developments in Aviation and Space Law, 2015 Aviation and Space Law Program: Litigation Fundamentals in Modern Times, Washington, D.C.
Education
  • Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY, J.D. - 2009 Honors: Cum Laude; Associate Articles Editor, Brooklyn Law Review
  • Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, B.A. - 2006
Bar Admissions
  • New York
Exemplar Cases