Erin R. Applebaum

Erin R. Applebaum is a proficient attorney and partner at the firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, located in New York, New York. Concentrating her practice on personal injury law, she handles a rather specific domain of aerospace and aviation accidents. She seeks to help those who have had the misfortune of getting hurt or losing their loved ones during air travel. She handles both general aviation mishaps and commercial airplane catastrophes.

Admitted to practice by the New York State Bar Association, Ms. Applebaum is also authorized to appear before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of New York. In almost a decade of law practice, she has successfully led a number of cases including those with high stakes such as the crash of Boeing 737 MAX operated as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, plaintiffs against Southwest Airlines on the Boeing 737-7H4 (Flight 1380) engine failure catastrophe and the Liberty Helicopters choppers crash in New York City.

Owing to her excellence in the field of aviation law and plaintiff’s litigation, Ms. Applebaum was recently selected to be on the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee for the flight 302 Ethiopian Airlines lawsuit against a multinational airplane manufacturing company. Furthermore, she has served as the vice chair of the American Bar Association’s Aviation and Space Law Committee. She has dedicated her career to obtaining justice and compensation for the people who have been harmed due to the neglect or malpractice of authorities or responsible parties. She has received a “Superb” rating on Avvo and exhibits an unwavering commitment to fulfilling the needs of people who seek her help.

Ms. Applebaum studied international human rights law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds a bachelor’s degree majoring in political science from the University of Miami. During this tenure, she was inducted into the societies of Phi Alpha Delta, Delta Phi Epsilon and the Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami. In 2010, she graduated from Brooklyn Law School with her Doctor of Jurisprudence.

The other recognitions Ms. Applebaum has received for her meritorious career include being appointed as the chair of the subcommittee on commercial airline casualty – Aeronautics Committee of the New York City Bar Association. Moreover, she gives importance to sharing her knowledge in these fields with the public and the legal community to spread awareness regarding the same. She finds ways to do this by engaging in various speaking events and seminars, writing informative articles on relevant topics which have been published in national dailies and functioning as a panelist in continuing legal education lecture series.