James C. Nance - U.S. Uniform Law Commissioner

U.S. Uniform Law Commissioner

Nance was a recognized national policy leader in drafting uniform laws governing business transactions for the individual states. He served as Legislative Chairman of the U.S. Uniform Law Commission sponsored by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The NCCUSL is the influential non-partisan legislative consortium of commissioners from all 50 U.S. states and the U.S. territories. The group debates areas of public policy where uniform laws would benefit the states and drafts model legislation for consideration by the individual states. Most notably the NCCUSL drafted the landmark legislation Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in conjunction with the American Law Institute.