Nancy Baum Delain

I came late in life to the law; I graduated from college (Smith) in 1978 and from law school (Franklin Pierce) in 2003. In the intervening years, I went to graduate school (Rensselaer Polytechic Institute) and spent a long time as a technical writer and editor, working for large industries, small startups, consulting groups and even a scientific and technical post-graduate-level publisher.

I now concentrate my law practice in intellectual property and business law. I am a patent attorney registered in the US, so I handle patent prosecution work; I also handle trademark prosecution and copyright prosecution and litigation. On the business side, I work with forming business entities and with developing contracts of many types, including terms-of-service agreements and agreements to form and govern strategic alliances.

In 2009, I was honored to receive the Kurt Clobridge Memorial Award for Pro Bono Service from The Legal Project of the Capital District Women's Bar Association. This award is given annually to an attorney "...who embodies the spirit of pro bono volunteerism and selflessness that Kurt Clobridge, an active participant in The Legal Project's programs, exemplified during his life."

In my spare(?) time, I enjoy reading (yes, I read John Grisham novels), walking, swimming (I worked my way through college as a NYState lifeguard), and movies, among many other things. I do watch television -- collapsing for an hour in front of the tube is good stress relief for me.

My daughter is an undergraduate college student, majoring in music and history. I have three cats; one, a Russian blue female named Jasmine (Jazz-Cat), is the matriarch of the group; Jazzy keeps everyone else well in line. Simon, an enormous tiger-striped male, is Mr. Mom to the black kitten, Augustus Cat (Gus or Gustus for short). They keep me well entertained.