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Douglas Noll, JD


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Douglas Noll, JD, is a peacemaker and former trial lawyer with 22 years of civil trial practice in federal and state courts. He has worked on over 1,500 conflicts, both litigated and nonlitigated, specializing in difficult, complex, and intractable conflicts where relationships are involved.

AV rated and listed in Best Lawyers of America, Noll has trained judges, lawyers, and mediators throughout the United States. He is a Fellow with the International Academy of Mediators and the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, and a member of the AAA National Panel of Mediators, the AAA National Panel of Arbitrators, and the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. A panelist for the National Arbitration Forum, he also served as Judge Pro Temp for the Fresno County Superior Court.

Since 1987, Noll has been a professor of law at San Joaquin College of Law. He was also a professor of forensic psychology at Alliant International University. A national speaker, trainer, and presenter, he makes frequent appearances, including presentations for the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution annual meeting, the State Bar of California annual meeting, Florida Dispute Resolution Center, Maryland Center for Dispute Resolution, and Harvard Law School.

Noll holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Dartmouth College, a doctor of law degree from University of the Pacific, and a master’s degree in peacemaking and conflict studies from Fresno Pacific University. He is author of many articles and several books on mediation and peacemaking, including Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage, (coauthored with John Boogaert) and Peacemaking: Practicing at the Intersection of Law and Human Conflict.

A second-degree black belt and a tai chi instructor, Noll is also an expert-level snow skier and instructor, private pilot, avid whitewater rafter, fisherman, and Irish fiddle and harp player.


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