Douglas Noll

Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA is an award-winning author, speaker, and trainer. After 22 years as a trial lawyer, Mr. Noll became a peacemaker and mediator. Today, he helps people solve deep and intractable conflicts and teaches others to do what he does. Mr. Noll is an adjunct professor of law at the Pepperdine School of Law Straus Institute where he teaches Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Conflict. Mr. Noll's honors include California Lawyer Magazine Attorney of the Year, Purpose Prize Fellow, Best Lawyers of America Lawyer of the Year, IAM Syd Leezak Award of Excellence, and NADN Neutral of the Year. Mr. Noll has written four books, including De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less (Atria/Beyond Words 2017). He has also created online video courses in advanced legal negotiation and emotional de-escalation and conducted hundreds of public and private webinars and workshops worldwide. His video offerings on YouTube have garnered over 100,000 views.