Team
Biography
Noel Edlin is a founding partner who defends clients throughout the U.S. in high-stakes environmental, toxic tort, product liability, and trucking and commercial auto cases. During his last four decades of practicing law Noel has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict, and every year since 2006 he has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer for Environmental Litigation.
Noel earned his Juris Doctorate in 1982 from UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings), where he was Managing Editor for the UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Communications & Entertainment Law Journal from 1981-1982. Throughout his career Noel has shown his commitment to the legal community by volunteering his time. For example, he served on the California Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, and was formerly the Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Judiciary Committee. In addition, Noel previously served as a Member of the UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Board of Trustees and prior to that was a Member of the UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Board of Governors.
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
- Product Liability
- Toxic Tort
- Trucking and Transportation
- Employment Law
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Professional Associations
- Chair, San Francisco Bar Association Judiciary Committee
- Member, California State Bar to the Judicial Nominations and Evaluations Commission
- General Counsel, National Council On Crime And Delinquency
- Member, Board of Trustees, UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings), 10/2018 to Present
- Member, Board of Governors, UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings), 10/2015 to 10/2018
Education
- UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)
- J.D. – 1982
- Law Journal: Hastings Communications & Entertainment Law Journal , Managing Editor, 1981 – 1982
Honors
- Northern California Super Lawyer in Environmental Law 2006-2012
- AV Rating from the Martindale Hubbell Law Director
Pro-Bono Activities
- National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Former Board Member and General Counsel