Nancy S. Alexander

Nancy S. Alexander is a Principal whose practice focuses on labor and employment, higher education, business formation, commercial transactions, government and municipal matters, mediation, and medical practice issues. She advises employers on harassment and discrimination, hiring and termination, separation and severance agreements, collective bargaining agreements, grievances, immigration, employee handbooks, and workplace policies. She also conducts internal investigations and represents employers responding to discrimination charges before federal, state, and local agencies.

Nancy earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1995 and a B.A. from The American University in 1992. Her legal education supports a practice that requires careful analysis of employment rules, regulatory obligations, contracts, institutional policies, and business operations. She is admitted in New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Vermont, along with several federal district courts in New York and Maryland.

Nancy previously served as General Counsel at The College of Saint Rose and as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at University of Maryland University College, where she spent 15 years in the Office of Legal Affairs. She also worked as Claims Counsel at United Educators and as a Staff Attorney at The Johns Hopkins University. Her higher education work includes Title IX, FERPA, privacy issues, FOIL requests, financial aid audits, and compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.

Nancy S. Alexander also advises on business formation, not-for-profit corporation law, contract drafting and review, child care center regulatory matters, and trademark applications. She has taught courses in legal ethics, employment law, negotiation, and advanced legal research and has spoken on workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, and higher education regulation. Her professional memberships include the New York State Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, and Albany County Bar Association. Her practice combines in-house counsel experience, employment law knowledge, higher education insight, and practical business guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O’Shea
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Albany County Bar Association
• Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (1999-2018)

Licensed State

• New York
• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• Vermont

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The American University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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