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RECENT APPOINTMENT
Effective June 1, 2006, John M. Noble has been
appointed as a Federal Mediator, Arbitrator and Early Neutral Evaluator for the
District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania's ADR "pilot" program.
See www.pawd.uscourts.gov.
Practice
Mediation Attorney / Mediator. Through
2007, more than 640 civil matters mediated since January of 2003 throughout
western Pennsylvania including: personal injury, complex medical
malpractice, products liability, FELA, employment/labor, gender/sex/age
discrimination, EEOC, construction, commercial premises/landowner/homeowner's
liability, electric utility liability, commercial trucking, roadway design,
property damage, architectural liability, insurance coverage/bad faith,
partnership disputes, real estate, mold claims, school liability,
sexual/psychological abuse and domestic/custody matters.
Over 25 years experience in general litigation practice with emphasis on
personal injury and property damage, commercial litigation, mediation/UIM-UM
arbitration, fire loss/subrogation, insurance defense,
and commercial electric utility liability.
Professional Background
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1982. Also admitted to
practice before the United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania; Third Circuit Court of Appeals; the
Superior and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania.
Professional/Civic Activities
Member: Allegheny County; Westmoreland County; Pennsylvania; and American Bar Associations.
Westmoreland Trial Academy; Civil Litigation Committee;
ADR Committee - Chair; Bench Bar Committee;
Commercial Panel of American Arbitration Association;
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Past-Managing Partner of the firm's Westmoreland County Office;
Past-Executive Committee Member;
Past-Director of Business Development.
Education
Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1978, Magna Cum Laude,
Who's Who of American College University Students);
Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., 1982).
Up Close And Personal
If he wasn't such a good lawyer, you'd swear that John Merris
Noble was in the wrong profession. After all, his performances on stage are acclaimed in
the media, his office is adorned with theater photos and memorabilia, and his gallant
style reminds you more of the leading man in the "King & I," a role he has
played on three separate occasions, than the lawyer amidst his lawbooks. But John Noble is one of
Westmoreland County's best- known attorneys, not simply because of his theater work, but
because of the skills he has brought to the legal profession for more
than 20 years.
Born and raised in DuBois in western-central Pennsylvania, John earned his B.A. from
Washington & Jefferson College where he graduated magna cum laude as an economics
major. While his fellow students elected him Student Court Justice,
his athletic peers selected him the most valuable wrestler on his college team
- as well
as achieving all-conference status in football. John then
obtained his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, while clerking
full-time at Meyer Darragh. Upon graduation, he joined the firm.
In March, 1983, John made Greensburg his home and opened the firm's
Westmoreland County office, allowing the Pittsburgh-based firm to develop its own local
roots in the region's second largest county which has experienced great growth in the last
two decades. Over the years, John has served on the firm's executive committee,
as well as director of business development for many years and is
the person to see at any Westmoreland High School musical theatre
production. As founder of The Westmoreland Night of the Stars,
John has raised over $100,000 for Westmoreland County High School
musical theatre programs.
To say that John's legal practice is as eclectic as his stage performances only highlights
his versatility. John has been
actively engaged in a wide range of litigation and insurance-related matters over the
years. He has also carved out a special niche as one of the region's top mediators and
arbitrators, serving as chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the
Westmoreland County Bar Association. Whatever his role in court or on stage, clients know
they get a topnotch performance from John Noble. |
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