In his large and ambitious project, Noll weaves many strands of academic thinking about human conflict into an integrated view of why people fight, how they fight, what they fight overand how they can instead make peace, whether in the courtroom or beyond.
Douglas E. Noll graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in English Literature. He obtained his law degree from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, and his Masters Degree in Peacemaking and Conflict Studies at Fresno Pacific University.
Mr. Noll was a business and commercial trial lawyer in federal and state courts for 22 years before turning to peacemaking. He is AV-rated and is admitted to the California Bar, various United States District Courts, various United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Noll is a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and a Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators. He is also on the American Arbitration Association panel of mediators and arbitrators.
Mr. Noll is an adjunct professor of law at San Joaquin College of Law and an adjunct professor of forensic psychology at Alliant University School of Social and Public Policy. He is an author of numerous articles on peacemaking, conflict resolution and mediation and is a frequent lecturer and continuing education panelist. He is a co-author of the Restorative Justice Framework for Fresno County and a founding member of the Restorative Justice Council for Clergy Sexual Misconduct in Faith Communities.
Mr. Noll specializes in difficult, complex, and intractable conflicts, where relationships are at issue and where litigation is not an option.