After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Harpur College of the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1978, Nance Becker attended Stanford Law School. She earned her JD, Order of the Coif, in 1981. Ms. Becker's externship was with the Environmental Defense Fund, and she received the Hilmer Oehlmann Jr. Award for Excellence in Research & Legal Writing.

Admitted To California Bar in 1981, Ms. Becker has also been admitted to all United States District Courts in the State of California (Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and to the United States Court of Claims.

Nance Becker practices complex commercial litigation, including unfair business practices, consumer class actions, contract disputes, fraud in connection with accounting and investments, environmental issues, plaintiff personal injury and toxic torts. She has extensive experience and expertise with appeals and writs.

Ms. Becker is currently a member of Public Justice. She was also a co-founder and former board member of Bay Legal Assistance for Women, a member of the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, and a board member and officer of the Marin Audubon Society. In her free time, Ms. Becker plays with the Mill Valley Philharmonic.