Thérèse Wiley Dancks

Thérèse Wiley Dancks, Esq. Of Counsel P: 315-637-3663 E: tdancks@gghlawoffice.com

Education

• J.D. Syracuse University College of Law, cum laude 1991
• B.A. LeMoyne College, magna cum laude, Syracuse, New York 1985

Admissions

• New York State, 1992
• United States District Court, Northern District, New York, 1992

Practice

• Gale & Dancks, LLC, Fayetteville, New York
  Partner
  January 1997 – Present

• Mackenzie Hughes, Syracuse, New York
  Associate
  1991 – 1996

Memberships & Professional Associations

• American Health Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• New York State Bar Association
  • Commission to Examine Solo and Small Firm Practice – 2006
• Madison County Bar Association
• Onondaga County Bar Association
  • Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee, 2002 – Present
  • Board of Directors, 1995–1996
• New York State Trial Lawyers Academy
• Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
  • President, CNY Chapter, 1994 – 1996
  • Statewide WBASNY Board of Directors Delegate 2006 to 2010

Boards & Committees

• Chair, Madison County Republican Committee, 2009 – Present
• Member, Town of Sullivan Republican Committee, 2006 – Present
• Hiscock Legal Aid Society, Syracuse, New York
  • President, 2005 to 2008
  • Board of Directors, 2002 to 2011
• St. Elizabeth College of Nursing, Utica, New York
  • Board of Directors, 2006 – Present; Secretary 2007 – Present
• LeMoyne College
  • Career Advisory Network 1991 to 1998
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Board of Directors, Secretary 1998 – 2001
• Matilda Jocelyn Gage Foundation
  • Local Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2006

Faculty & Teaching (selected)

• New York State Bar Association
  • CLE speaker & Moderator on Trial, Litigation & Insurance topics
• Onondaga County Bar Association
  • CLE speaker on Litigation and Law Office Management Topics
• Slocum Dickson Medical Group Annual Teaching Day
• NYS Nurse Practitioner Association CNY Chapter
• St. Elizabeth Medical Center
  • Lecturer for Nursing Students, Staff Nurses and Nursing Supervisors
• Concentra Managed Care, Inc.
  • Insurance Claim Representatives Workshops – No Fault Issues
• SUNY Health Science Center, College of Nursing
• CNY Health Information Management Association
• SU College of Law
  • Legal Interns Program
  • Women’s Law Caucus
  • Career Services
• Utica College – Masters in Nursing Students
• Bryant & Stratton Business College
• Mohawk Valley Community College

Awards/Honors

• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America 2010
• Women in Business Award 2006
• Vera House, Inc. – Sister Mary Vera Award 1997
• Super Lawyers
  • 2009, 2010, 2011

Publications

• Thérèse Wiley Dancks, Esq. & Matthew J. VanBeveren, Esq., 2006–07 Survey of New York Law: Health Law, SYRACUSE LAW REVIEW, Vol. 58 (2008).
• Thérèse Wiley Dancks, Esq. & Matthew J. VanBeveren, Esq., 2005–06 Survey of New York Law: Health Law, SYRACUSE LAW REVIEW, Vol. 57 (2007).