Born in 1958, Mr. Nance grew up in Northeast Dallas close to where he practices. He attended Bryan Adams High School and graduated with honors in 1976. Thereafter, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration from North Texas State University, scored one of the highest ever results on the Law School Admissions Test and earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston. After being sworn in in May of 1984, Mr. Nance began practicing law close to his present location.