David Joley is a Fort Wayne native and graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School in 1996.  He is admitted to practice law in the Federal Districts of Northern and Southern Indiana, as well as the State of Indiana.  He joined the Arata Law Firm in 2006. He also works in as a Public Defender in Allen County Superior Court.  His practice areas include Worker’s Compensation, Personal Injury, and Family Law, with a concentration in Criminal Defense.       

Mr. Joley is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, American Inns of Court, Benjamin Harrison Chapter, as well as a member of the American, Indiana, and Allen County Bar Associations.  He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and graduated from the University of Dayton, School of Law.

He is qualified in the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, and has completed the trial advocacy training at the Trial Practice Institute sponsored by the Indiana Public Defender Council. 

Sue is our office manager. She has been with the firm for over twenty years and handles all of the accounting functions. She handles all the day to day functions.

Jackie has obtained her Associates Degree in Paralegal Technologies from Tri-State University and her Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Tri-State University. She has completed the InData Trial Director 5 Certified Trainer Program and has received a Criminal Defense Investigation Certificate. She has also attended many seminars that have proven beneficial to her job.

Prior to her employment with the Arata Law Firm, Jackie was a paralegal with the Allen County Prosecutor's Office for approximately three years. She began in the Child Support Division and worked her way through the Superior Court felony Division, the Misdemeanor Division and ended in the Circuit Court Felony Division which handled all of the felony OWI cases.

Shari is an assistant in our firm. She was in the banking industry before joining our firm. She spent over fourteen years in collection and recovery of assets. She is continuing her education with classes at Indiana Business College.

Laura is an assistant in the firm and the receptionist. She previously worked for Allen Superior Court in the Misdemeanor and Traffic division for 9 years as a clerk specializing in operating while intoxicated (OWI) cases . She also has experience in the Prosecutors office and child support division.

All of our staff are familiar with the legal system and the people who work in it.

Our promise to each client is that we will do everything within our ethical rules to help you in your time of need. We guarantee that we will devote 100% of our experience and effort to your case.