Nancy Hill is a patent agent, trademark agent, lawyer and professional engineer. She is a founding member of the patent and trademark agency firm Hill & Schumacher. Nancy works exclusively in the area of intellectual property law. Her clients include small, medium, large and start-up businesses as well as Centres of Excellence and Universities. She manages for her clients international portfolios of patents, trademarks and designs. She has drafted patents in a wide variety of areas including robotics, mechanical devices, software, chemical processes, microfluidics, and electromagnetic devices.

Prior to entering law school, Nancy studied civil engineering at the University of Toronto and worked in consulting engineering. She was called to the bar in 1988 and has worked exclusively in the area of intellectual property law since 1989.

Nancy served as a Lieutenant-Governor-Appointee in Council for Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) from 2000 to 2007. In addition she has volunteer on a variety of committees at PEO and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers. She is also a member of the Research Management Committee of Auto 21. In 2008 she was invested as a companion in the Order of Honour for her work in the engineering profession.