DeLaney was the founding lawyer for Investigative Reporters & Editors, Inc. which is now an international organization with thousands of members.
For several years, DeLaney has been an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington.
DeLaney served former Governor Evan Bayh as Chair of the Indiana Development Finance Authority from 1990 to 1996.
The DeLaneys are parishioners at St. Thomas Aquinas where Ed served as President of the Parish Council and was a member of the capital campaign committee.
DeLaney and Ann married in 1967 and have three adult children: Kathleen, with whom they practice law; Jennifer, a physician in St. Louis; and Tim, who works in the Marion County Prosecutor's office.