Practice Areas
- Patent
- Copyright
- Trademark
- Unfair trade practices
- Intellectual property commercialization
- License
- Franchise
- Intellectual property valuation
- Intellectual property audits
- Business matters
- Click here for a linked listing of selected cases
Vital Statistics
- Graduated:
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School (1974)
- Smith College (1978): A.B., Biological Sciences
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1981): M.S., Technical Writing
- Franklin Pierce Law Center (2003): J.D.
- Graduated within the 20% of the class
- Relevant Factoid: In 2003, Franklin Pierce Law Center was ranked Number Three in the US in training intellectual property lawyers by US News and World Reports.
Other Information
- Before studying law, Nancy was a technical documentation specialist (writer, editor, and manager) for over 20 years, working as an independent consultant with such companies as 3M, CSC, Rational Software, General Electric Company, and KeyBank.
- Nancy has authored several papers published in leading journals, including:
- The Disclosure, the flagship publication for the National Association of Patent Practitioners, for which she authored a series of papers on the US Patent and Trademark Office's conference held on December 5, 2005
- Les Nouvelles, the flagship journal of the Licensing Executives Society, on "The Intellectual Property Audit."
Please see our Resources page to obtain these publications.
- Nancy, a member of Toastmasters, is a frequent and dynamic speaker on topics involving intellectual property and business law. Her audiences have included:
- Nancy is a frequent volunteer. Her activities include:
- Within the legal profession:
- The Capital District Women's Bar Association's Small Business Clinic
- Moot Court regional competitions at the high school, college and law school levels
- Within the community at large:
- Small Business Development Committee for the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County
- Chamber Angels program for the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County
- Singer for Burnt Hills Oratorio Society
- Member of the Schenectady Museum's Invention Convention committee
- Within the legal profession:
- Professional Memberships:
- General
- Geographic
- Practice Area
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- Secretary/Treasurer, 2005-2006
- Vice President, 2006-2007
- President, 2007-2008
Nancy would be happy to speak for your organization.Contact her directly to schedule a presentation.
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