Previous Law Firm Name

• Hesson, Ford, Sherwood & Whalen, April 1, 1988
• Thuillez, Ford, Gold & Conolly, LLP
• Thuillez. Ford, Gold & Johnson, LLP
• Thuillez, Ford, Gold, Johnson & Butler, LLP

Law Firm Overview

Thuillez, Ford, Gold, Butler & Young, LLP, offers a broad range of legal services throughout upstate New York. We are dedicated to litigation with an emphasis in the areas of insurance defense, health law, products liability, commercial litigation and appellate practice. Recently, with the addition of other attorneys, we are now able to offer services encompassing bankruptcy, labor and employment law. Building upon our heritage of providing the most effective and aggressive legal representation to the insurance industry for the defense of personal injury litigation, the firm continues its commitment to our clients' need to contain costs. Our expertise also includes medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile, intellectual property rights, and civil rights litigation. We regularly appear before state agencies on behalf of regulated businesses and professionals, in addition to state and federal courts. Three of our attorneys are listed in "Best Lawyers in America."

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Antitrust Law
• Unfair Competition
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Bankruptcy Law
• Commercial Bankruptcy
• Consumer Bankruptcy
• Creditors' Rights
• Debt Discharge
• Foreclosures
• Garnishment
• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• Workouts
• Business & Commercial Law
• Commercial Leasing
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Franchising
• Business Organizations
• Business Successions
• Closely Held Businesses
• Dissolution
• Formation & Business Planning
• Limited Liability Companies
• Partnerships
• Civil Rights
• Age Discrimination
• Disability & Illness Discrimination
• Police Misconduct
• Race Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Collections
• Election Campaign & Political Law
• Election & Campaign Law
• Government Relations & Lobbying
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Affirmative Action -- Employer
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
• Employee Rights -- Employer
• Employment Contracts -- Employer
• Employment Discrimination -- Employer
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
• Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer
• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer
• Sexual Harassment -- Employer
• Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
• Whistleblower -- Employer
• Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer
• Wrongful Termination -- Employer
• Estate Planning
• Living Wills
• Powers of Attorney and Appointment
• Trusts
• Wills
• Gaming Law
• Lotteries
• Pari-mutuels Betting
• State & Local Agencies
• Health & Health Care Law
• Disability
• Hospital Law
• Mental Health
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Commercial Insurance
• Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
• Errors & Omissions Insurance
• Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety
• Insurance Malpractice
• Insurance Subrogation
• Life & Health
• Motor Vehicle
• Property & Casualty
• Reinsurance
• Intellectual Property Law
• Copyrights
• Patents
• Trade Secrets
• Trademarks
• Labor Law
• Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
• Unfair Labor Practices
• Unions
• Litigation & Appeals
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• Multidistrict Litigation
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• US Supreme Court
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Animal Bites -- Defense
• Assault & Battery -- Defense
• Aviation Accidents -- Defense
• Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
• Premises Liability -- Defense
• Property Damage -- Defense
• Railroad Accidents -- Defense
• Slip and Fall -- Defense
• Wrongful Death -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
• Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
• Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
• Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Estate Administration
• Products Liability Law
• Apparel
• Asbestos
• Chemicals & Cosmetics
• Firearms
• Machinery & Tools
• Medical Products & Devices
• Motor Vehicle Defects
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Recreational Products
• Tobacco
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Dental Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Other Professionals Malpractice
• Science & Technology Law
• Toxic Torts

Honors and Awards

• Listed in "Best Lawyers in America": Dale M. Thuillez, Barry A. Gold & Richard Kohn
• Fellow American Bar Foundation: Dale M. Thuillez
• Fellow New York State Bar Foundation: Dale M. Thuillez, Barry A. Gold
• Fellow New York Academy of Medicine: Barry A. Gold
• Top Collaborator 2001 Trialnet
• American Cancer Society - Partners in Cancer Control Award: Barry A. Gold
• Distinguished Service Award - American Association for Continuity of Care: Barry A. Gold

Published Works

• "Parental Non-Supervision, The Tort That Never Was", Albany Law Review, 1976
• New York Health Law, Fort Orange Press, 1996
• New York Health Law, Second Edition, Fort Orange Press, 1997
• New York Health Law, Third Edition, Fort Orange Press, 1998
• New York Health Law, Fourth Edition, Fort Orange Press, 1999
• "Noncompetition Clauses and the Health Care Professional"(with Edna Goldsmith), Health Law Journal, Volume 2, No. 1, P. 3, Spring, 1997
• "Presence of Third Parties During Neuropsychological Evaluations: Who Is Evaluating Whom?"(with Jerid M. Fisher, Ph.D.), The Clinical Neuropsychologist, Volume 10, Number 4, November, 1996
• "Presence of Third Parties During Neuropsychological Evaluations: Who Is Evaluating Whom?"(with Jerid M. Fisher, Ph.D.), Neuropsychology Abstracts, Volume 6, Number 3 (#2268), September, 1997
• "Attorney's Medical Deskbook 3d", 15 The Journal of Legal Medicine 591, Book Review, December, 1994
• "Healthcare Reform: Hospitals, Physicians and Leasing Arrangements", Mutual Interests, A Publication of Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Insurance Company, Volume XVIII, October, 1994
• "Healthcare Reform: New Opportunities. New Risks", ACCESS, A Periodical of the American Association for Continuity of Care, Vol. XII, No. II and III, May/June and August, 1994
• "Healthcare Reform: What Are The Opportunities? What Are The Risks?", Mutual Interests, Volume XVI, No. II, April, 1994
• "Health Law: Selected Statutes and Regulations"(Editor), Updated annually through 1995, 1981
• "Liability of Managed Care Providers and Third Party Payors for Premature Discharge", ACCESS, Volume 9, Number 3, November, 1991
• "The Liability of Third Party Payors for Premature Hospital Discharges", ACCESS, Volume 5, Number 2, Page 9, March/April, 1987
• "New Federal Statute Protects Emergency Room Patients", ACCESS, Volume 4, Number 5, page 3, September/October, 1986
• "Malpractice 2000: Are Your Ready for the Shakeup?", Physician's Management Magazine, pages 185-199, May, 1986
• "Give Yourself a Malpractice Checkup", Physician's Management Magazine, pages 109-115, November, 1984
• "Disciplining Physicians: How it Works", Physician's Management Magazine, pages 237-243, October, 1984
• "What's the Latest in Patient Confidentiality?"(with Stu Chapman), Physician's Management Magazine, pages 108-117, August, 1984
• "Office Practices Affect Patient Satisfaction", Malpractice Digest, Published by St. Paul Fire Insurance Company, March, 1983
• "Quiz: What an Attorney Might Tell a Patient"(with Stu Chapman), Physician's Management Magazine, Volume 22, Number 12, pages 81-85, December, 1982
• "Health Care Costs and Personal Bankruptcy"(with E. Donahue), Journal of Health Care Politics, Policy and Law, Volume 7, Number 3, pages 734-739 (Duke University), Fall, 1982
• "Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: A Conflict Between Students and Professionals"(with Morrison), Madrazo-Peterson & Simons, 41 Psychological Reports 1013, 1977
• "Emergency Room Medical Treatment: Right or Privilege?", 36 Albany Law Review, pages 526-535, 1972
• "Emergency Room Medical Treatment: Right or Privilege?", Matthew Bender, Personal Injury Annual, pages 387-400, 1972
• "Emergency Room Medical Treatment: Right or Privilege?", Callaghan & Company, 14 Personal Injury Commentator, pages 214-220 condensed, July-August, 1972
• "Emergency Room Medical Treatment: Right or Privilege?", New Developments in Law/Medicine, 2nd Edition, Wayne State University, Institute of CLE, 1973
• Alternatives to Judicial Intervention in Medical Treatment Decisions, Harvesters, 1 J. DISP. RESOL. 191
• Legal Landmines for Hospitals and the Rise of the Critical Pathway, Health Care Quality Revolution, 58 ALB. L. REV. 843
• New York Health Law, Eighth Edition, 2004
• New York Health Law, Ninth Edition, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Numerous Presentations for NYS Bar Association over the past 25 years., Dale M. Thuillez, Donald P. Ford, Jr., Barry A. Gold and others in the firm.

Pro Bono Activities

• New York State Bar Association Presidents Award for Pro Bono Legal Services: Barry A. Gold
• Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America - Chair National Board of Directors: Barry A. Gold
• Capital Repertory Theatre - Board of Directors: Barry A. Gold
• Pro Bono Volunteer - Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York: Barry A. Gold
• American Cancer Society: Barry A. Gold

Representative Cases

• Yamin v. Ashok Baghel, et al., 284 A.D.2d 778, 728 N.Y.S.2d 520 (N.Y.A.D. Third Dept. 2001)
• Parkinson v. Cozzalino, et al., 238 F.3d 145 (2nd Cir. 2001)
• Fisher v. Jackstadt , (Essex County, N.Y.S.)
• Albany Medical Center Hosp. v. Denis, 161 A.D.2d 1030, 577 N.Y.S.2d 523 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1990)
• Allen v. Cloutier Const. Corp, 56 A.D.2d 348, 393 N.Y.S.2d 185 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1977)
• Brownell v. Roadway Package System, Inc., 185 F.R.D. 19 (N.D.N.Y. 1999)
• DiMarco v. Rome Hosp. and Murphy Memorial Hosp., 952 F.2d 661 (2nd Cir. N.Y. 1992)
• DiMarco v. Rome Hosp. and Murphy Memorial Hosp., 1991 WL 336000 (N.D.N.Y. 1991)
• Enu v. Sobol, 171 A.D.2d 302, 576 N.Y.S.2d 378 (N.Y.A.D. 2 Dept. 1991)
• Fieldhouse v. Stamford Hosp. Soc. Inc., 233 A.D.2d 650, 649 N.Y.S.2d 527 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1996)
• In the Matter of A-85-04-38, 138 Misc.2d 786 (NY 1988)
• Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Cent. School Dist., 231 A.D.2d 102, 661 N.Y.S.2d 293 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1997)
• Majewski v. Broadalbin-Perth Cent. School Dist., 169 Misc.2d 429, 653 N.Y.S.2d 822 (N.Y.Sup. 1996)
• Pace v. Unity House of Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 167 A.D.2d 739, 563 N.Y.S.2d 309 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1990)
• Romano v. Stanley, 90 N.Y.2d 444, 684 N.E.2d 19, 661 N.Y.S.2d 589 (N.Y. 1997)
• Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co., 211 A.D.2d 650, 660 N.Y.S.2d 172 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1997)
• Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co., 81 N.Y.2d 494, 618 N.E.2d 82, 601 N.Y.S.2d 49 (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept. 1992)
• Spencer v. Holodook, 36 N.Y.2d 35 324 N.E.2d 338, 364, N.Y.S.2d 859 (N.Y. 1974)
• Schultz v. Pataki and Friends of Pataki, _A.D.2d_ (3d Dept. 2000)
• Ramani v. Hover, 268 A.D.2d 663, 700 N.Y.S.2d 578 (3d Dept. 2000)
• Ramani v. Hover (lv. den.), 94 N.Y.2d 761 (2000)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Unfair Competition, Bad Faith Insurance, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Collections, Election Campaign & Political Law, Election & Campaign Law, Government Relations & Lobbying, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Gaming Law, Lotteries, Pari-mutuels Betting, State & Local Agencies, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Reinsurance, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Labor Law, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Tobacco, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Science & Technology Law, Toxic Torts