Biography

Ed Abbot is 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, talc litigation, as well as toxic tort litigation, premises liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices, and other complex cases in multiple jurisdictions.

Ed 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.

Across the country, Ed frequently lectures on issues involving toxic tort litigation, asbestos, talc, and complex multi-party case management. He has also made radio and national television appearances to discuss legal matters, including on FOX and MSNBC as family counselor and spokesman for one of the wrongly accused defendants in the Duke Lacrosse case (2006-2007).

He has served his local community as Mayor of Essex Fells (2002-2017) and Councilman (1998 - 2000) and currently is an Essex Fells volunteer firefighter, Co-Chair of the Essex Fells Historical Commission, and Chairman of the Essex Fells Republican Party.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: NJ, NY, PA, MA