Staff

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL

Jeanette Doran is a graduate of Auburn University and Campbell University’s School of Law, where she earned her law degree with honors and served as research editor of the Campbell Law Review and as research associate for Williston on Contracts (4th Edition) (a multi-volume legal treatise on the law of contracts). After graduating from law school and completing a federal clerkship, Jeanette worked in the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Raleigh and at the Institute of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill. She was a 2006 recipient of the E. A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders. Currently, Jeanette serves on the Appellate Rules Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association. She is admitted to practice before various federal district courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. She currently serves as Executive Director and General Counsel at NCICL where her responsibilities include work on all phases of trial and appellate litigation.

STAFF ATTORNEY

Tyler Younts is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Campbell University School of Law. After receiving his bachelor’s degreein political science from UNC Chapel Hill, Tyler spent a legislative session working as an intern in the North Carolina State Senate. Following this work in state government, Tyler attended the Campbell University School of Law, where he earned two Book Awards for the highest class grade for First Amendment Law and State & Local Government Law. Since becoming admitted to the North Carolina Bar, Tyler has worked on a variety of matters including First Amendment claims and economic liberties issues. He currently serves as a staff attorney at NCICL. Tyler lives in Apex and is engaged to be married.

PARALEGAL

Ashley Marcum earned her Master’s degree in English from North Carolina State University and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology. Her research and teaching experience in graduate school was in the field of Composition and Rhetoric. While writing her thesis, she earned her Paralegal Certificate from Meredith College. After graduating, she tutored for numerous families in Raleigh—teaching reading comprehension, English as a Second Language, writing, and literature. She joined NCICL in 2012 after having been a stay-at-home mom for several years.

OFFICE MANAGER

Dana Buck is the office manager for NCICL.  She has a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University.  Previously, she was the office manager for an area veterinary hospital.  Prior to joining NCICL, she was an account executive for multiple non-profit trade associations representing various industries around the country.  She was an executive assistant to a Vice President for The Kellen Company, one of the largest association management companies in the world with offices across the US, Europe and Asia.  Prior to her association management career, Dana was an interior designer in the commercial photography industry.  She lives in Apex with her husband and son.