WILLIAM J NOELLE, II

Associate 

PRACTICE AREAS:

-     Insurance defense and civil litigation

-     Automobile and premises liability

-     Construction site injuries

-     Professional liability

-     Product liability

EDUCATION:

-     John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1977

-     University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A., Political Science, 1974
 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

          Bill has practiced in the broad area of insurance defense and civil litigation since 1977 as a senior litigator with three staff counsel offices including Farmers Insurance Co., Continental Insurance Co., and Allstate Insurance Co. He has significant litigation experience in defending automobile and premises liability cases; uninsured/underinsured motorist claims; construction site injury cases; professional liability lawsuits including dental malpractice; and product liability litigation. He has successfully conducted over 75 jury or bench trials to a verdict and has arbitrated or mediated in excess of 250 cases to an award. His trials and hearings have involved a wide spectrum of injury claims including wrongful death; spinal and disc injuries; brain, head and facial injuries; dental injury or damage; fractures; ligament, cartilage and tendon damage; disfigurement; reproductive system injury; and psychological injury.

          Outside of his legal practice, Bill has coached travel and high school baseball teams, basketball and soccer and he is active in his community.
 

ADMISSIONS & QUALIFICATIONS:

-     State of Illinois, 1977

-     U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois, 1977

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

-     Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee Member

-     Panel and Commercial Arbitrator for American Arbitration Association

-     Certified Arbitrator for Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration

-     Judge for Illinois High School Annual Mock Trial Competition