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Before attending law school, I worked as an engineer at different companies in Elkhart, IN and Auburn Hills, MI.  A majority of my time as an engineer was dedicated to automotive sensor design and manufacturing.  I designed and collaborated on injection molding, test hardware, magnetic modeling, product development, and Hall effect sensor design.  I have worked with smart actuators, including magnetic sensor design, embedded software, test hardware design, and change implementation.  While working full time, I attended law school from 2006-2009, passed the Indiana Bar Exam in 2009, and passed the USPTO agency exam in 2010.. My 19+ years as an engineer and hands-on experiences in product development gives me a unique perspective to the patent application process.  Part of the patent application process involves anticipating a competitor's design-around attempts, something I've been tasked with as an engineer.. My hobbies include classic car restoration (I'm a sucker for 60's and 70's GM convertibles), general automotive repair, home improvement, and audio.  In my spare time, I've rebuilt engines and transmissions, painted cars, and repaired salvage vehicles.  For her high school and college vehicle, my daughter and I took two totalled vehicles and combined them into one.

Andrew B. Jones is a trial attorney and one of the few attorneys in St. Joseph County to have served as lead counsel at trial in both civil and criminal matters.  He focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death claims, medical malpractice claims, counseling small businesses, criminal defense, domestic relations issues including divorce and child custody, civil collection work, and several other types of civil practice.  He has been named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” Attorneys in the State of Indiana by the National Trial Lawyers.. Andrew is the seventh generation of his family to call Northern Indiana home. He was born in Mishawaka, Indiana and attended Elm Road Elementary School before moving to South Bend, Indiana and graduating from Marquette Elementary School. He graduated from John Adams High School in South Bend, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of both the school yearbook and newspaper. It was through his involvement with the Indiana High School Mock Trial competition that Andrew realized his dream of becoming an attorney and after graduating, he stayed involved with the John Adams Mock Trial program as an attorney coach. This involved volunteering hundreds of hours each winter and spring. The team coached by Andrew, Professor John Scanlan, South Bend Attorney Erin Linder and Drama Coach Lucas Burkett won both the Indiana State Championship and the National Championship in 2011, and Andrew served as Chairman of the Logistics Committee for the 2013 National High School Mock Trial Championship that was held in May, 2013 in Indianapolis.. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Philosophy, with honors, from Butler University and a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School. While studying at Butler University, Andrew served as the President of the Philosophy Club, Student Body Vice President, and President of the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society. In addition to serving as President of his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, Andrew was elected Chairman of the Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity Council of Presidents. While serving in this position, Andrew represented over 220 chapter presidents and was a member of the international fraternity's 14 member board of directors. He also worked at the Butler University Center for Citizenship and Community where he coordinated service learning opportunities for Butler students, as a resident assistant ("RA"), and as a research assistant for a political science professor. Research Andrew performed has since been published. He was named a "Top 100" Butler Student twice, finishing as one of the "Top 10" Male Students.. While studying law, Andrew worked as a Judicial Law Clerk in St. Joseph County and as a Certified Legal Intern for the St. Joseph County Public Defenders' Office, where he won his first trial while still in law school. He participated in the Boston College Law School 34th Annual Mock Trial Competition and also undertook two semesters of independent study and research with a family law professor. Research Andrew performed has since been published. Andrew had the privilege of studying trial practice under Jack Curtin, a legendary trial attorney and the former President of the American Bar Association. Andrew was the only second year law student to ever earn an "A" in Professor Curtin's 45 years of teaching trial advocacy.. After finishing law school, Andrew moved back to Northern Indiana and began work at Sweeney Julian P.C., where he was Senior Associate Attorney until leaving to join Wruble & Associates in January, 2015.. He is a member of the Indiana Bar Association, St. Joseph County Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Robert A. Grant Inn of Court, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Michiana Miracle, a South Bend based charity, and now serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Northern Indiana Historical Society, the charitable organization that owns and operates the The History Museum in South Bend. Andrew is a member of the Indiana University South Bend College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Community Advisory Board. Andrew is also a life member of the Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity Board of Councilors. He is a recipient of both the Key to St. Joseph County and the Key to the City of South Bend, as well as the "Forty Under 40" award, presented by the St. Joseph County and Elkhart County Chambers of Commerce. He is a 32° Freemason. He lives in South Bend.

Alex was born in Louisville, Kentucky where almost all of his huge extended family still lives. His father is one of ten children and his mother one of nine children.. After graduating from the University of Dayton in 2011, Alex moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked as Senator Mitch McConnell’s personal assistant.. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School class of 2016. While attending law school, Alex clerked for the Honorable John Heyburn III in the Western District of Kentucky and worked at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Louisville.In his spare time, Alex enjoys fishing and other outdoor sports and activities. He is an avid sports fan and follows the University of Louisville and Notre Dame athletics religiously.Alex and his wife Randi were married in June of 2016 and now reside in South Bend.

A partner at Foley & Small, Douglas D. Small focuses his practice primarily on personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Working out of the firm's office in South Bend, Indiana, he has represented clients throughout the state as well as in other parts of the country. Admitted to practice in Indiana since 1983, Mr. Small is also admitted to practice before several federal trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th, 6th, 7th, and District of Columbia Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States.. In his personal injury practice, Mr. Small provides representation to people who have incurred economic and noneconomic losses due to the negligence of other parties. The types of cases that he has handled have included truck and other motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, and defective drugs and medical products. During his career, Mr. Small has been able to obtain significant compensation for his clients, through both jury awards and negotiated settlements, and this has led to his becoming a member of the invitation-only Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. Mr. Small's experience also encompasses bad faith and other insurance coverage disputes, and he has worked on several other types of civil litigation as well. His successful track record in all of these endeavors, as well as his superb ethics, has earned him a great deal of recognition from his colleagues, including an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.. In addition, Mr. Small has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Indiana.. Mr. Small has also been named as a "Super Lawyer" in the State of Indiana in 2019, 2020 and 2021.. He attended what was then known as the Indiana University Bloomington School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1980. He was a member of IU's National Moat Court team.. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.