About Nancy L
Nancy L Lanard built a career that bridges corporate counsel work and private practice. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Pennsylvania in 1974, followed by a Master of Science in Education from the same university in 1975. She completed her legal education at Villanova University School of Law, receiving her J.D. in 1978.
Her early professional life moved between in-house roles and private practice. In 1994 she served as assistant general counsel at Nutri/System, Inc., a role that placed her inside corporate operations and exposed her to transactional and regulatory matters. Three years later she launched a firm under her own name as partner at the Law Offices of Nancy L. Lanard, P.C., marking the start of an extended period in private practice.
Over the next two decades she took on senior roles at several firms. In 2012 she was senior partner at Spadea, Lanard & Lignana. She founded Lanard and Associates in 2016 and carried the senior partner title there. In 2023 she became a partner at Luther Lanard, PC, where she is currently listed as partner.
Lanard’s professional affiliations paint a picture of steady engagement in the legal community. She has been a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Montgomery Bar Association since the late 1970s. Since 2003 she has served on the Board of Trustees of the Professional Business Network. She joined the International Franchise Association in 2017 and has served as vice president of Women Owned Law since 2018.
Her practice history suggests a concentration on business-related matters. Years as in-house counsel, paired with long private practice, have given her experience in franchise issues, corporate transactions and general business counseling. Clients have come to her for advice that draws on both corporate perspective and courtroom readiness.
Colleagues describe her as steady and pragmatic in approach. She has maintained continuous involvement in professional associations for decades, a sign of sustained engagement rather than occasional participation. That continuity has kept her connected to developments in business law, franchising and the local bar.
Today she practices in Pennsylvania as a partner at Luther Lanard, PC. Her current practice focuses on franchise and business law, corporate counsel matters and related transactional work.
