1. JESSICA S. JACKSON-MCLAIN, J.D.
Curriculum Vitae
BUSINESS RESIDENCE
Indiana University South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue 104x
South Bend, IN 46615
Office (574) 520-4272 Fax (801) 697-4408
jacksojs@iusb.edu
EDUCATION
INDIANA UNIVERSITY MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW—Bloomington, IN
Doctor of Jurisprudence, GPA 3.514—May 2014
INDIANA UNIVERSITY—Bloomington and South Bend, IN
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude—May 2010
Majors: criminal justice and psychology
Minor: political science
LICENSURE, TESTING, AND CERTIFICATION
INDIANA ATTORNEY IN GOOD STANDING
Attorney Number 32019-64
Admitted October 2014
MULTI-STATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION—April 2013
Pass with 105
LEXISNEXIS ADVANCED RESEARCH CERTIFICATION—November 2011
WESTLAWNEXT ADVANCED RESEARCH CERTIFICATION—November 2011
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST—June 2009
Percentile 93rd
, Score 166, Range 164-170
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY—South Bend, IN 2015-present
Student Services Assistant
Provide administrative support to the Academic Centers for Excellence and the Making the
Academic Connection office as well as running social media and marketing for Student
Services and assisting with placement exams and Disability Student Services.

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PRIVATE LAW FIRM—South Bend, IN 2014
Graduate Legal Fellow
Wrote demands, motions for judgement, and proceedings supplemental in collection cases.
Managed bankruptcy cases and court filings. Filed complaints in federal, state, and
bankruptcy courts.
THE LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTINE A. MAJEWSKI—Mishawaka, IN 2014
Graduate Legal Fellow
Conducted client intake interviews. Participated in mediations, 4-way conferences, and
judicial hearings on dissolutions of marriage, custody, child support, and paternity. Drafted
appearances, request for admissions, motions, mediation statements, and other filings. Wrote
supporting briefs in Social Security Disability appeals.
SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW—Chicago, IL 2014
Legal Extern
Drafted petitions for Certificates of Good Conduct and Executive Clemency. Prepared and
published regulation compilations about the Affordable Care Act’s regulatory structure.
Aided advocates in lobbying in the Illinois General Assembly. Drafted legislative
amendments to business regulatory statutes. Investigated the effect of the Affordable Care
Act on American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Medicaid Estate Recovery, and labor union
insurance policies. Attended trainings and certifications on Affordable Care Act enrollment
and immigrant healthcare.
DISTRICT 10 PRO BONO PROJECT—Bloomington, IN 2013
Legal Intern
Performed client intake and initial interviews. Managed Medicaid and Social Security
applications and appeals. Aided in family court litigation.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA—South Bend, IN 2013
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Christopher A. Nuechterlein
Researched and drafted judicial opinions mainly in the areas of Social Security, sua sponte
sanctions, and attorney’s fees. Advised on criminal penalties and proceedings.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY—Washington, DC 2012
Office of Inspector General GS-7 Law Clerk
Reported and advised on history and scope of Inspector General Act and its associated case
law. Wrote primer on appropriations law based on the GAO Red Book published to Council
of Counselors to Inspectors General web resource databank. Replied to congressional
inquiry from the United States House of Representatives Oversight and Government
Reform Committee on the scope of executive privilege. Worked with an Assistant United
States Attorney on an internal case in litigation. Held Secret level security clearance with the
United States Secret Service Security Clearance Division.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—Washington, DC 2012
Office of General Counsel Legal Intern
Handled Freedom of Information Act appeals, including writing recommendations to the
Assistant General Counsel. Managed redaction determinations of exempt information in

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responsive documents. Coordinated with client component offices. Provided research
support and advised requesting attorneys.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY—South Bend, IN 2007
Student Government Association Vice President
Managed Student Senate. Coordinated with Titan Productions for event planning. Initiated
Michiana Dance Marathon in conjunction with the South Bend Center for the Homeless. Sat
on advisory faculty committees. Worked with budget committee. Addressed student
complaints. Presided over impeachment proceedings of Student Supreme Court Chief
Justice. Served as parliamentary pro tempore President of the Senate. Conducted Student
Government meetings. Drafted agendas. Assisted in revisions to the Student Government
Association Constitution and by-laws. Broke ground on the new student housing.
PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS
“Corporations are People, My Friend”: For-Profit Corporations, the Contraception Mandate, and
RFRA—Authored and Presented in Maurer seminar—Bloomington, IN 2013
Constitutionalism and Statehood in Palestine—Authored
Presented in Maurer seminar—Bloomington, IN 2012
Letter to the Editor re: “The Law School Bubble”—Authored
Published in the ABA Journal: The Lawyer’s Magazine 2012
More than Just a Couple: 614 Reasons Why Marriage Equality Matters in Indiana—Contributed
Published to Indiana Equality Action and presented to Indiana General Assembly 2012
Information Security: International Issues and Responses—Co-authored and Co-presented 2013
International information security issues presentation—Bloomington, IN
Moot Court Brief—write-on respondent—Co-authored with Ian Doig, Esq. 2012
Argument and brief presented to Williams Institute Moot Court Board, Los Angeles, CA
Moot Court Brief—write-on respondent—Co-authored with Daniel Bunge, J.D. 2012
Argument and brief presented to Sherman Minton Moot Court Board, Bloomington, IN
“Richard Lerner: The Good Teen: Rescuing Adolescence from the Myths of the Storm and Stress Years”—
Authored—Published in Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 843-846 2010
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pro Bono Publico Award, Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Faegre Baker Daniels 2014
Bridge to Practice Fellowship, Indiana University Maurer School of Law 2014
American Constitution Society Reproductive Rights and Justice Award, ACS 2013
American Constitution Society Chapter of the Week September 6, ACS 2013
American Constitution Society Chapter of the Week April 8, ACS 2013

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Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, Foster Inn Chapter of Phi Delta Phi 2011
Michael Maurer Fellowship full tuition merit scholarship, Indiana University Maurer 2011
Summa cum laude, Indiana University College of Arts & Sciences 2010
Criminal Justice Departmental Writing Award, Indiana University College of Arts & Sciences 2010
Founder’s Scholar, Indiana University 2008-2010
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, IU South Bend Chapter of Psi Chi 2008
Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society, Beta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma 2006
Dean’s List, Indiana University College of Arts & Sciences 2006-2010
COMMITTEES AND BOARD POSITIONS
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY—MAURER CHAPTER, Executive Board Secretary
General—May 2012-May 2014
OUTLAW—MAURER CHAPTER, Executive Board Vice President, Social Outreach
Coordinator, and Education Chair—October 2011-May 2014
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FOUNDATION—MAURER CHAPTER, Event Planning Committees—
October 2011-January 2013
NO LABELS—INDIANA DIVISION, Citizen and Digital Leader—January 2011-January 2013
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION—IU SOUTH BEND, Executive Board Vice President
and Senator; Michiana Dance Marathon Committee—August 2007-January 2008
EXTRACURRICULAR AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer and fellow at Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law 2014-2015
Secretary General of American Constitution Society 2012-2014
Member of Feminist Law Forum 2012-2014
Vice President and Education Chair of Outlaw 2011-2014
Member of Public Interest Law Foundation 2011-2014
Volunteer at District 10 Pro Bono Project 2013
Performer and writer in the Indiana University Maurer Law School Musical 2012-2013
Contributor and researcher for LGBT Clinical Project 2012
Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition Volunteer Bailiff 2011-2012
Member of St. Paul United Methodist Church chancel and hand bell choirs 2008-2011
Team Leader for Making Strides against Breast Cancer 2007
Vice President and Senator of Student Government Association 2006-2007
CONFERENCES AND TRAINING
ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE NAVIGATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION 2014—Chicago, IL
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY NATIONAL CONVENTION 2013, ft. former Supreme
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AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY INAUGURAL STUDENT CONVENTION 2013, Gideon v.
Wainwright—Palo Alto, CA
COUNCIL OF COUNSELORS TO INSPECTORS GENERAL CONFERENCE 2012—Washington,
DC
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY NATIONAL CONVENTION 2012, ft. Supreme Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg)—Washington, DC
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association since 2011
American Constitution Society since 2012
Bar Association of the District of Columbia since 2012
Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana since 2014
Chicago Bar Association since 2014
Federal Bar Association since 2014
Illinois State Bar Association since 2014
Indiana State Bar Association since 2010
Indiana University Alumni Association since 2010
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society since 2011