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We're out to protect medical providers who have been taken advantage of by insurance companies, we're out to protect patients who have been taken advantage of by insurance companies. We're out to protect artists and writers who have been taken advantage of by recording and publishing companies, and we're out to protect accident victims against corporate America. GOLD & COULSON, a partnership of professional and limited liability corporations, concentrates its practice in the area of civil litigation including, but not limited to, complex commercial litigation, class actions, products liability litigation, medical malpractice litigation, entertainment litigation and construction litigation. Principals of the firm of GOLD & COULSON have also tried to verdict complex medical malpractice and products liability litigation against corporations such as General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Lutheran General Hospital, and others and continues to litigate similar type cases. Mr. Gold has tried in excess of 60 civil Jury cases to verdict. Mr. Coulson has tried in excess of 50 criminal cases to verdict. A majority of Mr. Coulson's jury verdicts occurred while with the United States attorney's office for the Northern District of Illinois where he was chief of the criminal and appellate divisions over a 12 year span.

 

GOLD & COULSON, a partnership of professional and limited liability corporations, concentrates its practice in the area of civil litigation including, but not limited to, complex commercial litigation, class actions, products liability litigation, medical malpractice litigation, entertainment litigation and construction litigation.

William R. Coulson, Attorney at Law,ADMITTED TO BAR: 1972, Illinois; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, U. S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Colorado. EDUCATION: Dartmouth College (A.B., Mathematics, 1969); University of Illinois (J.D., 1972). Notes and Comments Editor, Illinois Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk: U.S. District Judge James L. Foreman, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1972-1974; U.S. District Judge Joel M. Flaum, Chicago, Illinois, 1974. Author: “Federal Juvenile Law and Practice,” Illinois Juvenile Law and Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982, revised, 1989; “Casey at the Bar,” Poetry Corner, American Bar Association Journal, August, 1975; “Welsh and Gillette,” The Constitutional Scope of Conscientious Objection, 1971 University of Illinois Law Forum 308; “Casenote: Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. A.E.C,” 1971 University of Illinois Law Forum 531. Co-Author: “How to Investigate and Prosecute Tax Shelter Fraud,” United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1987; “Making a Federal Case Out of It -- The Federalization of Criminal Law,” March 1990 Circuit Rider. Co-Chair, U.S. District Court’s Magistrate Selection Committee, 1989-1991. Senior Instructor, Trial Bar Skills, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983-1986. Instructor, Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1980-1988. Assistant United States Attorney, Chicago, 1975-1988. Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, 1980-1983; Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, 1983-1986; Litigation Coordinator, 1986-1988. Won first criminal RICO jury conviction in Illinois, and the first criminal RESPA convictions. Member: Chicago (Vice Chairman, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1990-1991; Appellate Review Committee, 1999-). Federal (President, Chicago Chapter, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations; Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Rule of Law Program, China 2000, Cuba, 2002. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitain Chicago, 2002-. Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2002-. Founding member, OSS Society, McLean, Virginia, 2002. REPORTED CASES: Repp v. Andrew Lloyd Webber; 132 F.3d 882 (2nd Cir. 1997); Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192, 111 S. Ct. 604 (1991); Handlesman v. Gilford, 726 F.Supp. 673 (N.D. Ill. 1990); Tsourmas v. K&K Heating, 154 Ill.Dec. 342, 568 N.E.2d 342 (Ill.App. 1991); United States v. Hattaway, 740 F.2d 1419 (7th Cir. 1984); United States v. Gannon, 684 F.2d 433 (7th Cir. en banc 1981); United States v. Martinez, 667 F.2d 886 (10th Cir. 1981);United States v. Phillips, 525 F.Supp. 1 (N.D.Ill. 1981); United States v. Weatherspoon, 581 F.2d 595 (7th Cir. 1978). PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment; Copyright Litigation; Contract Litigation; Trademark Litigation. William R. Coulson, Attorney at Law,ADMITTED TO BAR: 1972, Illinois; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, U. S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Colorado. EDUCATION: Dartmouth College (A.B., Mathematics, 1969); University of Illinois (J.D., 1972). Notes and Comments Editor, Illinois Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk: U.S. District Judge James L. Foreman, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1972-1974; U.S. District Judge Joel M. Flaum, Chicago, Illinois, 1974. Author: “Federal Juvenile Law and Practice,” Illinois Juvenile Law and Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982, revised, 1989; “Casey at the Bar,” Poetry Corner, American Bar Association Journal, August, 1975; “Welsh and Gillette,” The Constitutional Scope of Conscientious Objection, 1971 University of Illinois Law Forum 308; “Casenote: Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. A.E.C,” 1971 University of Illinois Law Forum 531. Co-Author: “How to Investigate and Prosecute Tax Shelter Fraud,” United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1987; “Making a Federal Case Out of It -- The Federalization of Criminal Law,” March 1990 Circuit Rider. Co-Chair, U.S. District Court’s Magistrate Selection Committee, 1989-1991. Senior Instructor, Trial Bar Skills, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983-1986. Instructor, Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1980-1988. Assistant United States Attorney, Chicago, 1975-1988. Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, 1980-1983; Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, 1983-1986; Litigation Coordinator, 1986-1988. Won first criminal RICO jury conviction in Illinois, and the first criminal RESPA convictions. Member: Chicago (Vice Chairman, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1990-1991; Appellate Review Committee, 1999-). Federal (President, Chicago Chapter, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations; Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Rule of Law Program, China 2000, Cuba, 2002. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitain Chicago, 2002-. Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2002-. Founding member, OSS Society, McLean, Virginia, 2002. REPORTED CASES: Repp v. Andrew Lloyd Webber; 132 F.3d 882 (2nd Cir. 1997); Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192, 111 S. Ct. 604 (1991); Handlesman v. Gilford, 726 F.Supp. 673 (N.D. Ill. 1990); Tsourmas v. K&K Heating, 154 Ill.Dec. 342, 568 N.E.2d 342 (Ill.App. 1991); United States v. Hattaway, 740 F.2d 1419 (7th Cir. 1984); United States v. Gannon, 684 F.2d 433 (7th Cir. en banc 1981); United States v. Martinez, 667 F.2d 886 (10th Cir. 1981);United States v. Phillips, 525 F.Supp. 1 (N.D.Ill. 1981); United States v. Weatherspoon, 581 F.2d 595 (7th Cir. 1978). PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment; Copyright Litigation; Contract Litigation; Trademark Litigation. William R. Coulson, Attorney at Law,ADMITTED TO BAR: 1972, Illinois; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1976, U. S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, Colorado. EDUCATION: Dartmouth College (A.B., Mathematics, 1969); University of Illinois (J.D., 1972). Notes and Comments Editor, Illinois Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk: U.S. District Judge James L. Foreman, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1972-1974; U.S. District Judge Joel M. Flaum, Chicago, Illinois, 1974. Author: “Federal Juvenile Law and Practice,” Illinois Juvenile Law and Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982, revised, 1989; “Casey at the Bar,” Poetry Corner, American Bar Association Journal, August, 1975; “Welsh and Gillette,” The Constitutional Scope of Conscientious Objection, 1971 University of Illinois Law Forum 308; “Casenote: Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. A.E.C,” 1971 University of Illinois Law Forum 531. Co-Author: “How to Investigate and Prosecute Tax Shelter Fraud,” United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1987; “Making a Federal Case Out of It -- The Federalization of Criminal Law,” March 1990 Circuit Rider. Co-Chair, U.S. District Court’s Magistrate Selection Committee, 1989-1991. Senior Instructor, Trial Bar Skills, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983-1986. Instructor, Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1980-1988. Assistant United States Attorney, Chicago, 1975-1988. Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, 1980-1983; Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, 1983-1986; Litigation Coordinator, 1986-1988. Won first criminal RICO jury conviction in Illinois, and the first criminal RESPA convictions. Member: Chicago (Vice Chairman, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1990-1991; Appellate Review Committee, 1999-). Federal (President, Chicago Chapter, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations; Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Rule of Law Program, China 2000, Cuba, 2002. Member, Board of Directors, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitain Chicago, 2002-. Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2002-. Founding member, OSS Society, McLean, Virginia, 2002. REPORTED CASES: Repp v. Andrew Lloyd Webber; 132 F.3d 882 (2nd Cir. 1997); Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192, 111 S. Ct. 604 (1991); Handlesman v. Gilford, 726 F.Supp. 673 (N.D. Ill. 1990); Tsourmas v. K&K Heating, 154 Ill.Dec. 342, 568 N.E.2d 342 (Ill.App. 1991); United States v. Hattaway, 740 F.2d 1419 (7th Cir. 1984); United States v. Gannon, 684 F.2d 433 (7th Cir. en banc 1981); United States v. Martinez, 667 F.2d 886 (10th Cir. 1981);United States v. Phillips, 525 F.Supp. 1 (N.D.Ill. 1981); United States v. Weatherspoon, 581 F.2d 595 (7th Cir. 1978). PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment; Copyright Litigation; Contract Litigation; Trademark Litigation.

GOLD & COULSON, a partnership of professional and limited liability corporations, concentrates its practice in the area of civil litigation including, but not limited to, complex commercial litigation, class actions, products liability litigation, medical malpractice litigation, entertainment litigation and construction litigation.

Principals of the firm of GOLD & COULSON have also tried to verdict complex medical malpractice and products liability litigation against corporations such as General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Lutheran General Hospital, and others and continues to litigate similar type cases.

Mr. Gold has tried in excess of 60 civil Jury cases to verdict. Mr. Coulson has tried in excess of 50 criminal cases to verdict. A majority of Mr. Coulson's jury verdicts occurred while with the United States attorney's office for the Northern District of Illinois where he was chief of the criminal and appellate divisions over a 12 year span.



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