Background
Ford, Thomas A. was born on November 6, 1921 in Albany, New York, United States.
Ford, Thomas A. was born on November 6, 1921 in Albany, New York, United States.
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science in Economics, 1942). Albany Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1947. Juris Doctor, 1968).
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, 1947, New New York 1948, United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York
1975, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1980, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Justinian Society.
Adjunct Professor on Torts, 1957-1958 and Trial Tactics, 1971-1982, Albany Law School.
Director, Legal Aid Society, City of Albany, 1957-1977. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1961.
Number Fault Master Arbitrator, New York State, 1978. President, Defense Research Institute of Northeastern New York, 1963-1964.
Regional Vice President, 1965, Administrative Vice President, 1966-1968 and President, 1969-1971, The Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
Member, Board of Directors, Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, 1976-1979. Member, Federation of Insurance Counsel, 1968-1981. Member: Albany County (Chairman, Constitutional Convention Committee, 1966-1967) and New York State (Chairman, Committee on Law and Practices, 1962-1964.
Member, 1962, Secretary, 1977-1978, Vice Chairman, 1978 and Chairman, 1978-1980.
Executive Committee, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section. Chairman, Executive Committee, 1980.
Member, 1969 and Chairman, 1969-1973, Legal Aid Committee. Member: Committee for Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, 1959-1962.
Special Committee on Tort Reparations, 1970.
House of Delegates, 1981-1982. Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section, 1972-1979) Bar Associations. International Association of Insurance Counsel.
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.
Member, Justinian Society. Adjunct Professor on Torts, 1957-1958 and Trial Tactics, 1971-1982, Albany Law School. Director, Legal Aid Society, City of Albany, 1957-1977.
Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1961.
Number Fault Master Arbitrator, New York State, 1978. President, Defense Research Institute of Northeastern New York, 1963-1964.
Regional Vice President, 1965, Administrative Vice President, 1966-1968 and President, 1969-1971, The Defense Research Institute, Incorporated. Member, Board of Directors, Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, 1976-1979.
Member, Federation of Insurance Counsel, 1968-1981.
Member: Albany County (Chairman, Constitutional Convention Committee, 1966-1967) and New York State (Chairman, Committee on Law and Practices, 1962-1964. Member, 1962, Secretary, 1977-1978, Vice Chairman, 1978 and Chairman, 1978-1980. Executive Committee, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section.
Chairman, Executive Committee, 1980.
Member, 1969 and Chairman, 1969-1973, Legal Aid Committee. Member: Committee for Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, 1959-1962.
Special Committee on Tort Reparations, 1970. House of Delegates, 1981-1982.
Executive Committee, Trial Lawyers Section, 1972-1979) Bar Associations.
International Association of Insurance Counsel.