Bio
Evan S. Eisner focuses his practice in defending products liability, commercial, casualty, toxic tort, bad faith and fraud claims.
Mr. Eisner earned his A.B. degree, cum laude, from Kenyon College. He was named a COSIDA Academic All American Honorable Mention and co-captained its basketball team. He received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He then served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable John P. Hester and Honorable Patrick R. Tamilia of the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
He then entered private practice where he handled the defense of product liability claims, toxic tort claims, and general insurance related matters. In 1988, he joined the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Central District of California as an Assistant United States Attorney. During his tenure as an AUSA, Mr. Eisner tried numerous cases before civil and criminal juries. He also argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In late 1993, he returned to private practice. Since returning to private practice he has handled complex product liability cases, commercial matters, general negligence matters and toxic tort matters. He also defended insurance carriers in breach of contract and bad faith cases.
Mr. Eisner has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Some of Mr. Eisner’s representative matters include:
• First chair and co-lead trial counsel in dozens of catastrophic product liability and personal injury cases on behalf of manufactures of automobiles, vans, industrial and farm equipment, wood products, asbestos and other products in venues such as Philadelphia, Harrisburg, New Jersey, New York, Georgia and Texas.
• First chair and co-lead trial counsel in cases involving claims by high income professionals seeking contractual damages and bad faith damages under long term disability contracts.
• Represented major auto manufacturer nationally in rollover litigation.
• Represented major industrial equipment manufacturer in product liability cases, both personal injury and commercial.
• Defended high, mid and low ranking employees of Fortune 500 companies in depositions in numerous venues, including company attorneys and safety executives.
CLERKSHIP:
Clerk, Honorable John P. Hester, Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Clerk, Honorable Patrick R. Tamilia, Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- California
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1983)
Kenyon College, (A.B., cum laude, 1977)