Overview
Erroll J. Haythorn attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and graduated in 1995 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology/Criminology. Erroll continued his academic studies at the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Throughout his summers during law school, he returned home to Toms River, New Jersey, as a Summer Associate with the law firm of Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano, P.C. Erroll earned his Juris Doctorate in 2000.
Thereafter, Erroll clerked in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, for the Honorable James M. Havey, P.J.A.D. (Retired). After his judicial appellate clerkship, he worked as an Associate with the law firm of Budd Larner, P.C., in Short Hills, New Jersey. Erroll practiced civil litigation concentrating in products liability and medical malpractice.
In 2004, Erroll became associated with Gill & Chamas, LLC as a trial attorney. His civil practice consists of Wrongful Death and Survivorship, products liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, personal injury, negligence, construction site accidents and ski resort liability, as well as appellate work. He also maintains a criminal practice that includes all municipal court matters such as motor vehicle violations and DWI and Superior Court criminal matters. Mr. Haythorn was named a partner to the firm in 2014.
Erroll is licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey and New York State and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court of New Jersey. He is member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (American Association for Justice) and the Monmouth and Middlesex County Bar Associations. Mr. Haythorn has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyer List since 2013.**
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Areas of Practice
Wrongful Death/Survivorship Claims
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Construction Site Accidents
Product Defect Injuries
Automobile Design Defect Injuries
Automobile Accidents
Slip & Falls – Premises Liability
Nursing Home Negligence
Medical Malpractice
All aspects of Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation
Municipal Court Motor Vehicle Violations
Education
Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio
Juris Doctorate – 2000
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
B.A. – 1995
Major: Sociology/Criminology
Years With the Firm
2004-2013: Associate
2014-present: Partner
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
Professional Associations and Memberships
New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Monmouth County Bar Association, Member
Middlesex County Bar Association, Member
Assocation of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
New Jersey Association for Justice, Member
District Ethics Committee for Middlesex County (DEC VII), Member
Honors & Awards
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Settlements & Verdicts
$2,500,000 – Assault by security guards at Ocean County Hospital
$1,700,000 – Pedestrian struck by salting truck
$800,000 – Construction worker fell through corrugated metal decking
$765,000 – Shopper tripped in supermarket store
$550,000 – Pedestrian struck after walking away from independent living facility
$425,000 – Pedestrian tripped over water valve cover on sidewalk
$315,000 – Driver rear-ended by school bus
$297,000 – Driver of a car was hit by woman driving through parking spaces in parking lot
$250,000 – Pedestrian struck by car in parking lot
$250,000 – A driver broad-sided requiring surgery
$188,000 – A driver rear-ended in traffic
$187,500 – A woman knocked over by a neighbor’s dog
$150,000 – A man slipped on spilled milk in supermarket
$100,000 – A mail carrier hit by debris from 2nd story construction site
