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About Edward
Biography
Ed Abbot is Co-Partner-in-Charge of the New York office of Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP. Ed is a trial lawyer and litigator who concentrates his practice on a wide range of product liability, general commercial, and mass liability toxic tort litigation. He has experience representing corporations involved in asbestos litigation, as well as toxic tort litigation, premises liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices, and other complex cases in multiple jurisdictions.
Ed represents clients in federal and state courts. He is national coordinating and trial counsel to several defendants in toxic tort litigation and has diverse experience in representing defendants in other matters, including lead, construction equipment, contract, restaurant litigation, real estate, aviation, industrial machinery, business torts, and commercial disputes.
He frequently lectures on issues involving toxic tort litigation, asbestos, and complex multi-party case management.
Ed is in his fourth term as Mayor of Essex Fells, New Jersey, where he is also a volunteer firefighter.
Practice Areas
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 10 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2015
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 31 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 40 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 40 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
HAWKINS PARNELL THACKSTON & YOUNG LLP
90 BROAD ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10004
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Experience
Honors
2012
Leadership & Spotlight, DRI - The Voice
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner-in-Charge, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP
1996 - 2013
Partner, Smith Abbot, LLP
1988 - 1996
Partner, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
1985 - 1988
Associate, McCarter & English, LLP
1981 - 1982
Trade Research Company, Joseph E. Seagram & Sons
Associations
American Bar Association
Member
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Member
Defense Research Institute
Member
Massachusetts Bar Association
Member
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member
Education
1985
Fordham University School of Law
Juris Doctor
1980
The George Washington University
B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2012
Perrin Conferences
Asbestos Defense Strategy Summit
2012
Asbestos Medicine Seminar
Moderator, “Talc Contamination and Alternative Exposures: Not Always What it Seems,”
2010
Perrin Conferences
"Inside the Deliberation Room: Influencing Juries in 2010," Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation,
2010
Corporate Counsel Roundtable
Moderator, "How Jurors and the Bench will View Defendant Corporations in 2010,"
2010
Asbestos Medicine Seminar
Moderator, "Asbestos 101 - State of the Art and Industrial Hygienist Expert Cross-Examination Techniques,”
2009
Perrin Conferences
Asbestos Defense Strategic Summit
2008
Asbestos Medicine Seminar
"Ocean's 11 Redux: The Eleven Essential Parts of Constructing and Ensuring a Coordinated Defense,"
2007
Asbestos Litigation Conference
"What Does the Future Hold for Asbestos Litigation?,"
2004
Asbestos Litigation Conference
"National Counsel Coordinators - Working with Local Counsel and Keeping Everyone Out of Hot Water,"
2001
Asbestos Litigation Conference
"Alternative Causes of Mesothelioma - The Role of SV-40, the Polio Vaccine,"
1999
Asbestos Litigation Conference
"The Ever Changing Role of the Peripheral Defendant,"
1998
Asbestos Litigation Conference
"Managing Asbestos Litigation - A National Coordinator's Perspective,"
Publications
1994
New York Practice Guide: Negligence
Pharmacists' Liability for Failure to Warn After OBRA 90
Languages
English