About Nance
Nance Schick is a New York lawyer who has built a career at the intersection of law, dispute resolution, and higher education compliance. She brings a practical, case-by-case approach to conflicts that range from campus complaints to commercial arbitration. Her work combines legal training and a suite of mediation skills.
She earned her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she studied government law with emphasis on education and tax matters. Earlier, she completed a B.S. in education and sport administration at the University of Louisville. Those two threads—law and education—have run through much of her professional life.
Schick’s path has included roles that required both legal analysis and conflict management. She has held certifications and training that cover Title IX and higher education compliance, and she has worked on ethno-religious mediation issues at an international level. In 2017 and 2018 she served as the main representative for the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation to the United Nations, a role that placed her work in global discussions about intercommunal dispute resolution.
Her credential list is broad. It includes Title IX Compliance and Higher Education Compliance credentials from the State University of New York, FINRA arbitration certification, and mediation training from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She holds mediation recertification through Phoenix Dispute Resolution and completed ethno-religious mediation training at the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation. She also completed DISC behavioral analysis training and has a certification in ice arena management from the University of Michigan. The mix of credentials reflects experience in institutional settings, regulated arbitration forums, and community-based mediation.
Colleagues describe Schick as practical in the room. She favors structured processes over theatrical argument. That shows in matters that require careful procedural handling—Title IX investigations, campus compliance systems, employment disputes, and FINRA-related arbitration. Her background in sport administration and ice arena management gives her an unusual lens on facilities, events, and the kinds of conflicts that arise around athletics and campus operations.
She practices through Third Ear Conflict Resolution and is licensed to practice in New York. Her current practice handles mediation and arbitration, compliance and investigative work in higher education, and ethno-religious and employment-related disputes, blending dispute resolution techniques with regulatory and institutional knowledge.
