About Me

I'm an unconventional attorney and entrepreneur who focuses on the people in the process.

“Nancy” paid her way through undergraduate school and law school by working multiple concurrent jobs. Having experience in everything from event, sport facility and operations management to coaching, fitness instruction and sports agency…from babysitting and home health care to basic home improvement and automobile repair...and from restaurant service to customer service, “There are few jobs that I haven’t done!”

She credits United Parcel Service (“UPS”) with her management, employee relations and workers’ compensation expertise. Nance implemented safety procedures in the operations and performed the follow-up contacts with injured employees while working at UPS. Thus, she is familiar with the employer’s interests in work-related injuries. She understands the employee’s interests, too. The only understanding that needed to develop was a better understanding of the law and the insurance industry, and that came with her first position as a licensed attorney.

Nance was hired on a Thursday as an associate in the workers’ compensation department at a litigation firm in New York City’s Wall Street district. On Friday, the managing attorney resigned. By the following Tuesday, Nance was managing the department. “It sounds so cliché, but failure really wasn’t an option. I worked night and day learning the law and procedure while managing the existing caseload with my limited knowledge. I didn’t want anyone to know how new I was, so I did all I could to reach the level of competence of my competitors.” Her efforts apparently paid off.

She was reluctant to risk sole proprietorship early in her career, but Nance’s clients, mentors and co-workers encouraged it. On June 23, 2003, she opened her firm with one case. By the end of the month, she was managing approximately 30 cases. By the end of the year, there were close to 100 cases, and she appeared in civil court on negligence cases up to five times per week for former colleagues and opponents who had scheduling conflicts. Currently, she manages up to 200 cases for a major insurance carrier, a national third-party administrator and five corporations. She also provides business and dispute resolution counseling, as the needs arise, and she is the owner-founder of THEBOA, a design and style company for women with physical limitations.

“I really enjoy what I do. I see myself as more than the lawyer. I am a part of the dispute resolution team, and I recognize that litigation decisions and actions affect more than the instant case. I want to be a part of the solution because I want to see my clients succeed. If they succeed, then I succeed. It’s the same message with THEBOA: I want to help people resolve all types of conflicts in their lives, including those between their bodies and their life desires.”