Indiana University

2007-08 Moot Court Board


Top Row (L to R) Amy Matthews, Amanda Asbury, Jenna Jerden, Jeremy Buchanan, Lynne Hammer, Sarah
MacGill, and Tonya Vachirasomboon. Seated (L to R) Jackie Haydock, Ashleigh Resetarits, and Allison Murphy.

Ashleigh Resetarits, Chief Justice.
Ashleigh was born and raised in New York and attended Syracuse University for her
undergraduate degree. She completed her coursework in Communication & Rhetorical Studies and in Spanish in 2003. Following college, she moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where she pursued a masters degree in Legal Communication while teaching four semesters of Public Speaking at the University of Kansas. As a law student, Ashleigh competed in the Final Round of the Barrister Tournament in 2006 at the Indiana Supreme Court. In the spring of 2007, Ashleigh participated as an advocate in Chicago for one of the school's interscholastic teams in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. She and her teammates were awarded Best Oral Advocates, and came in 2nd Place in the region. Now, a 3L day-student at Indiana University- Indianapolis, Ashleigh is actively involved in Phi Delta Phi - serving on their Executive Board as Clerk for the second year in a row. She also works for the Marion County Prosecutor's Office in the Major Felony Division.

Jackie Haydock, Assistant Chief Justice.
Jackie graduated from Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne with a bachelor's degree in Public Affairs. While at IPFW, Jackie was a student senator and coached softball for a local Fort Wayne high school. Jackie recently competed in Washington, D.C. as a member of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition team. Now in her third year of law school, she is an Associate Editor for the Indiana Law Review and a member of Phi Alpha Delta. Jackie was a summer associate at Baker & Daniels LLP in 2006 and 2007 and expects to graduate in May of 2008.

Allison Murphy, Associate Justice - Scheduling & Scorekeeping.
Allison grew up in Carmel, Indiana  and earned her undergraduate degree from Indiana
University in 2004. Before enrolling at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, Allison served as a staff member for U.S. Congressman Chris Chocola as his Legislative Correspondent and Systems Administrator in his Washington, D.C. office. She interned in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Allison has also interned for the Indiana Republican State Committee and the Marion County Prosecutor's Office in the Juvenile Division. In 2007, Allison worked as a summer associate at DeFur Voran, LLP and volunteers with the Marion County GOP in her spare time.

Tonya Vachirasomboon, Associate Justice - Information Technology.
Tonya graduated from Indiana University in 2005 with a major in Finance-Real Estate and a minor in Dance. Now in her third year of law school, she is Co-Coordinating Chair of the school's Street Law Program, a LARC tutor for Dean's Tutorial Society, and a member of Equal Justice Works.  Tonya was a summer associate at Bingham McHale in 2007 and expects to graduate in May of 2008. 

Amanda Asbury, Associate Night Justice.
Amanda graduated from Colorado College in 2003 with a major in Philosophy. A Hoosier, Amanda returned to Indiana and is now in her third year of law school. She is an active member of Phi Delta Phi and has served on the Dean's Tutorial Society as a Civil Procedure Tutor. Currently, she is the Executive Managing Editor of the Indiana Law Review. Her article, discussing the constitutionality of funeral protest ban legislation is scheduled to be published in early 2008. In the summer of 2007, Amanda worked for Baker & Daniels as a summer associate. She is expected to graduate in May 2008.  

Jeremy Buchanan, Associate Night Justice.
Jeremy graduated from Indiana University in 2004 with a major in Political Science, certificate in Business, and a minor in History. Before attending law school, he worked full-time for Pedcor Bancorp, located in Carmel, Indiana, for one year. Jeremy continues to be a full-time employee of Pedcor and is in his third year in the night program and with a focus in Real Estate Development and Telecommunication Regulations. Jeremy won the Best Oral Advocate award for the initial rounds of the 2006 Honorable Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition.

Lynne Hammer, Associate Night Justice.
A California native, Lynne spent most of her life in Indiana and has also resided in Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Germany. She returned to Indiana in 1990 after a twelve-year absence to live near family. She volunteered as an intake worker for Legal Services Program of Northern Indiana, Inc. and made her decision to finish college and attend law school while working as a billing clerk for the law firm of Roemer & Mintz, LLP of South Bend before they joined Barnes & Thornburg, LLP. Lynne graduated with Highest Distinction from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. She was elected Treasurer of the first student council of SPEA and contributed to creating a SPEA honor code. After graduating from IUPUI, Lynne worked from December 2004 to April 2005 as session legal assistant to majority legal counsel for the State of Indiana House of Representatives. While a law student, Lynne has been working as a research assistant for Professor Mary Mitchell and has been doing pro bono work for Professor Fran Hardy and The Innocence Project.

Jenna Jerden, Associate Night Justice.
A Bloomington, Indiana, native, Jenna graduated from the school of communications at the University of Tennessee in 2004 with a degree in Electronic Media and a minor in History. While at Tennessee, she participated in many roles with her sorority, Delta Zeta, and was a member of the Panhellenic Council, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Order of Omega. Since starting law school, she has served as a law extern at the NCAA in the summer of 2006 and as the compliance intern for the IUPUI Department of Athletics in the summer of 2007. She was a member of the championship team for the fall 2006 Barrister Tournament and is currently employed as a part-time coordinator of Membership Services at the NCAA. In her free time, she enjoys attending other people's weddings, traveling to small, southern Indiana towns, spending time at the lake, entertaining friends and chasing after her Lab puppy, Banner.

Sarah MacGill, Associate Night Justice.
Sarah is originally from Indianapolis and graduated from IU Bloomington in 2005 with a B.S. in Marketing and International Business and a minor in Spanish. While in college, Sarah was very involved in Kappa Alpha Theta and enjoyed studying abroad in Valencia, Spain. Sarah has interned in both the Marketing and Legal Departments of the Dow Chemical Company and clerked at Riley Bennett & Egloff, LLP the summer of 2007.  During the Fall of 2007, she is an intern for The Honorable Judge Robb.

Amy Matthews, Associate Night Justice.
After graduating summa cum laude from the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Amy began her career in hospitality management, serving as the hotel manager of Signature Inns in Indianapolis and Carmel before coming to the State of Indiana as a Labor Relations Specialist for the State Personnel Department in 2001. While a Labor Relations Specialist and later as the Dispute Resolution Director for the Department, she represented State managers as lead advocate in various proceedings including negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations, and regularly advised other State advocates, managers, and employees on matters of policy and procedure. Amy joined the staff of the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board in October 2006. As Director of Research, she has overseen the transition of IEERB information into an electronic document management system and continues to strive for improvement of IEERB's research function. Amy entered the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis as an evening student in fall 2004 while continuing her work in labor relations. As a member of the law school community, she has served as an Associate Justice for the Moot Court Board, a tutor for the Dean's Tutorial Society, and a mentor for the Reach for Youth Teen Court.  She is currently in the top 10% of her class and is expecting to complete her J.D. in spring 2008.


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