Employment Lawyer
Licensed to practice law in New York since 2002, Nance continues to help employers stay out of court. This allows them and their employees to have more peaceful and productive workplaces. Common issues she advises on include:
- Conflict Resolution Policies
- Dress Codes
- Employee Handbooks
- Internet Use Policies
- Model Sexual Harassment Policy
- Social Media Use Policies
Workplace Mediator
Nance is certified in mediation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation, and Phoenix Dispute Solutions. She also regularly trains new mediators in the MediateArt program at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. She assists colleges, large corporations, and small businesses resolve discrimination and sexual harassment complaints through mediation and other informal resolution processes.
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Title IX and EEO Investigator
A former Human Resources Supervisor, Employee Relations Representative, and Title IX Investigator, she assists Title IX Coordinators and Chief Diversity Officers with their occasional overflow.
Diversity Trainer
From mandatory sexual harassment training to continuing education in the funeral and legal professions, Nance delivers courses based on best practices in Adult Learning. She is unafraid to discuss difficult tops like diversity, equity, and inclusion, and she will teach you how to do so with compassion. More importantly, you will learn how to put your knowledge into action at work and at home.
DIY Conflict Resolution Author
As a child, Nance won multiple Young Authors awards and dreamed of someday writing a book. That creative pursuit was put on the back burner for decades–until she was violently assaulted on her way home from a peacemaking workshop in 2014. She was left with multiple injuries, including a head injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Prior to the assault, she had outlined a book on conflict resolution. Fearing that book could have been lost if her head injury had been worse, she finally got off her duff. She published DIY Conflict Resolution at the end of the year. Now in its third edition, individuals and groups use the book to build their conflict resolution skills, exactly as Nance hoped.
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Speaker on Repeat Victimization
Nance is a frequent speaker in Victimology courses and is featured in Dr. Jan Yager’s textbook, Essentials of Victimology. She is not who most students picture when they learn about polyvictimization, or repeat victimization. It seemed she was destined to be treated poorly by people who got too close. She talks about her triumphs over her circumstances, as well as how her prior victimizations have guided her legal career.
Testimonials
Nance has a lot of friends [in this group because] she has solved a lot of problems for a lot of people. ~ M.S., Attorney, NY
Nance is an excellent lawyer with a heart! She loves working with entrepreneurs and is one herself, so she completely understands the challenges and needs that one faces when launching a small business. I really couldn’t recommend Nance more highly. ~ B.S., Business Owner, NY
She also has a way of putting you at ease, so that sanity prevails in the legal process. ~ N.K., Attorney, NY