Background
Butler, Karen A. was born on March 9, 1951 in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.
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Karen A. Butler
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Vermont College (Associate of Science, Nursing). University of the State of New York (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1991). University of the State of New York (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1991).
Albany Law School of Union College (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1995).
Career
Worked at Thuillez, Ford, Gold & Conolly, Limited liability partnership (Albany, New York) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts, General Insurance Practice, Medical Malpractice, Health Law, Personal Injury, Business and Corporations, Accounting Malpractice, Professional Misconduct, Administrative and Commercial Law, Arbitration, Probate, Real Estate, Labor Employment and Trade Secret Law, Antitrust Law, Unfair Competition, Product Liability Law, Subrogation, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1996, New York and United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York
Associate Editor, Albany Law Review.
Author: "Harvesters: Alternatives to Judicial Intervention in Medical Treatment Decisions," J. Disp. Resol. (1996); "Health Care Quality Revolution: Legal Landmines for Hospitals and the Rise of the Critical Pathway," 58 Alberta.
L. Review 843 (1995). Member: Ethics Committee, Saratoga Hospital, 1994.
Surrogate Decision Making Committee, New York State Commission on Quality of Care for Mentally Disabled, 1996. American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 1995.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1984-1994. Registered Nurse, New York, 1971.
Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section).
Thuillez, Ford, Gold & Conolly, Limited liability partnership was formed as a successor to two firms known for insurance defense, in the areas of negligence, medical malpractice and product liability. Dale Thuillez is a former chairman of the Trial Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association. Barry Gold is known throughout New York State for his practice in the fields of Health Law, Medical Malpractice and Professional Discipline.
Neal Conolly is active as a trial and appellate lawyer engaged in the firms"s general civil practice and in business transactions and litigation.
Donald Ford concentrates in insurance defense litigation. Professor Michael Hutter is a highly regarded appellate lawyer, handling appeals in both State and Federal Courts.
The firm generally represents litigants in the upstate New York area ranging from the Capital District to Syracuse, the Canadian border and Westchester County, with Federal practice in the Northern, Western and Southern Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and Federal Circuit.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Ethics Committee, Saratoga Hospital, 1994. Surrogate Decision Making Committee, New York State Commission on Quality of Care for Mentally Disabled, 1996. American Association of Nurse Attorneys, 1995.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 1984-1994.
Registered Nurse, New York, 1971. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section).
