John M. Noble, esq.

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John M. Noble, esq.
Mediator/Arbitrator

Experienced-Effective Mediation
and Arbitration Services

Attorney-at-Law
Direct Dial /Cell: 724-396-2543
eFAX:  412-202-4118

Email address: John@noblemediation.com

Mailing address:
noblemediation, LLC
378 Donohoe Road
Greensburg, PA 15601

Click Links or Images Below to View Articles:

Arbitration & Mediation Newsletter, Winter 2012.  "The following is one mediator's semi-lighthearted year in review. While the stories are all true, the names have been removed to protect the innocent."  Read more...

Arbitration & Mediation Newsletter

TribLive News article of February 6, 2012.  "Civil suits decline in state, as more are choosing mediators."

Trib Live News Article - Civil Suits Decline in state, as moe are choosing mediators

TribLive News article of October 25, 2009.  "Litigants view mediation process as affordable option to settle cases quickly."

 

Mediating the Multidefendant Case appearing in Claims Quorum Magazine, April 2009.  Published by the CPCU Society, Claims Interest Group

The Making of a Mediator Part II, appearing in The Pennsylvania Lawyer, July-August, 2008

Federal Appointment

In 2006, John M. Noble was appointed as a Federal Mediator, Arbitrator and Early Neutral Evaluator for the District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania's ADR program. See www.pawd.uscourts.gov.

Stage Right Honors

Stage Right! has honored John M. Noble as the first recipient of The Heart of the Arts Award. The Westmoreland County Commissioners have proclaimed February 2nd to be Heart of the Arts/John Noble
day in Westmoreland County! Read the Stage Right! press release.

John Noble Day in Westmoreland County

Visit the Trib-Live website to read the article online.

To schedule or inquire about a mediation with Attorney John M. Noble, esq. please contact legal assistant Michele Miller directly at:

Direct Dial:  724-925-1123
eFAX: 412-202-4118

Email address:
Michele@noblemediation.com

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PBA Honors 

Pennsylvania Bar Association honored John Noble for his significant contribution in the creation of CD-ROMs by the PBA Professional Liability Committee which have become a vital part of the malpractice avoidance programs conducted annually statewide. 

"His participation in writing and directing the vignettes, as well as the on-screen acting, have resulted in high-quality teaching materials for both the county bar and law firm malpractice avoidance programs."

Practice

Mediation Attorney / Mediator.  Over 2,000 civil matters mediated throughout Pennsylvania including:  personal injury, catastrophic/brain injury, complex medical malpractice, products liability, FELA, ERISA, employment/labor, gender/sex/age discrimination, EEOC, commercial contractual disputes, construction, recreational vehicle claims, commercial premises/landowner/homeowner's liability, electric utility liability, commercial trucking, roadway design, property damage, architectural liability, insurance coverage/bad faith, will contests, partnership disputes, real estate, commercial property disputes, mold claims, school liability, sexual/psychological abuse, negligent adoption and domestic/custody matters.

Professional Background

Principal - noblemediation, LLC - mediation and arbitration services. (2009-Present)
Equity Partner - Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, P.L.L.C. (1991-January 2009); Junior Partner (1988-1991); Associate (1983-1988); Law Clerk (1979-1983).  Past Executive Committee Member.  Director of Business Development.
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 Activities

Memberships

  • PBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee;
  • Allegheny County; Westmoreland County; Pennsylvania; American Bar Associations;
  • Mediation Counsel of Western Pennsylvania;
  • Board of Directors of the Westmoreland County Bar Association;
  • Westmoreland Trial Academy;
  • ADR Committee Co-Chair - Past Chair; Bench Bar Committee;
  • Commercial Panel of American Arbitration Association;
  • Panel Mediator - Resolute Systems, Inc.;
  • Westmoreland Trust - Annual Sponsor/MC of "Hollywood Party at the Palace"; 2012 Sponsor of "Thank Goodness it's Summer" Concert Series.

Activities/Speaking Out

  • Guest speaker for the Latrobe Medical Society on the topic "Everything you ever wanted to know about mediation but was afraid to ask."
  • Participated in the creation/filming of the 2011-2012.
    Pennsylvania Bar Association “Malpractice Avoidance Program”
    presented throughout Pennsylvania to more than 12,000 practicing attorneys.
  • Guest speaker on the topic of medical malpractice mediation as part of the risk management program presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine through Oakstone Publishing.
  • Guest speaker at The University of Pittsburgh School of Law Health Law Practicum course on the topic of “Mediation in the Real World.”
  • Westmoreland County High School Mock Trial Juror.
  • Stage Right! School for the Performing Arts - Annual Sponsor of the All-County High School Musical.
  • Westmoreland Intermediate Unit.
  • The Westmoreland Night of the Stars - Creator/Producer/Director; 1997 - Present.

Education

Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1978, Magna Cum Laude)
Duquesne University School of Law (J.D., Evening Division 1982)

Up Close And Personal

If he wasn't such an effective mediator, you'd swear that John Noble was in the wrong profession. After all, his performances on the stage have been widely acclaimed in the media as is evidenced by his Noble Mediation conference room - adorned with theater photos and memorabilia. More than the lawyer amidst his law books, his style reminds you of the leading man in "The Sound of Music" and the "King & I," both roles he has played on three separate occasions over the years. John Noble is also one of Westmoreland County's best-known attorneys - not simply because of his professional
prominence and body of work on the stage, but also what he has brought to the Palace Theatre through the Westmoreland Trust as the perennial Master of Ceremonies of many a Trust event including the annual “Hollywood Party at the Palace” which was recently honored as one of the “tantalizing twelve" cultural events of the year.

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 twice in football. John then obtained his law degree via night school from Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, while clerking full-time at Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck and, upon graduation, joined the firm as an associate in the Pittsburgh office.

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. At the age of 38, John was one of the youngest partners ever to be appointed to the firm’s Managing Executive Committee as well as serving as Director of Business Development and Marketing firm-wide.

Primarily due to the extreme demand, John departed his long-time firm in January of 2009 to continue an exclusive Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice, offering mediation and arbitration services on a full-time basis throughout Pennsylvania.

In the community, if John is not reading to local elementary students as “Dr. Seuss” or leading the sing-along at the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit “Breakfast with Santa”, John is the person to see at any high school musical theatre production. As founder of The Westmoreland Night of the Stars in 1997, John has raised over $325,000 for Westmoreland County High School musical theatre programs in 16 school districts as well as for the home-schooled students.

To say that John's law practice is as eclectic as his stage performances only highlights his versatility. While historically engaged in a wide range of litigation and insurance-related matters over the years, he has distinguished himself as one of the region's top mediators and arbitrators, regularly serving Pennsylvania from Erie to Philadelphia. Whatever his role in the community, courtroom or the stage, the audience knows they get a topnotch performance from John Noble. 

 

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