William Noel Edlin
Top rated Environmental Litigation attorney in San Francisco, California
Gallagher Huie + Blum
Practice areas: Environmental Litigation, Products Liability, Employment & Labor; view more
Licensed in California since: 1982
Education: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2026 Gallagher Huie + Blum
601 Montgomery StSuite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-403-4412 Email: William Noel Edlin Visit website
Noel Edlin defends clients throughout the U.S. in high-stakes environmental, toxic tort, and product liability matters. During his past three 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 is the Managing Partner at Gallagher Huie + Blum, a law firm of trial specialists with offices in downtown San Francisco and Los Angeles. Under Noel’s leadership, the firm makes intelligent investments in continuing education and information technology to work smarter, decrease costs for clients, and keep on the cutting edge of e-discovery.
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 currently serves as a Member of the UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Board of Governor.
Practice areas
Environmental Litigation, Personal Injury - Products: Defense, Employment & Labor: Employer, Business LitigationFirst Admitted: 1982, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.eghblaw.com/attorney/edlin-noel/
Bar / Professional Activity
- UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Foundation Board of Trustees, 2021
- UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2018
- Noel has served as the Chair of the San Francisco Bar Association's Judiciary Committee and was appointed by the President of the California State Bar to the Judicial Nominations and Evaluations Commission. Noel also served as general counsel for the National Council On Crime And Delinquency. He was named in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as a Northern California Super Lawyer in Environmental Law, an honor bestowed upon California's top five percent of attorneys as chosen by their peers and an independent blue-ribbon panel. Noel also served on the UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) Alumni Board of Governors for a three year term, ending in June, 2018. He has an AV rating from the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, indicating the highest level of professional competence and legal ethics based on a survey of Bay Area attorneys.
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Noel has tried numerous cases to verdict in various venues, including the highly publicized case of City of Modesto v. Dow Chemical, et al., where, after a four month jury trial, Noel won a defense verdict on behalf of his client, defendant Modesto Steam Laundry And Cleaners. Noel also won a defense verdict on behalf of Elecrolux Corporation in CSAA v. Electrolux, where a homeowner accidentally killed himself by leaving his stove on and burning his home down. Plaintiff asserted that the refrigerator, manufactured by an Electrolux subsidiary, was negligently designed and caused the fire. Noel proved the decedent caused the fire by leaving the stove on.
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution UC Berkeley Extension, 2017
- Arbitration Certification - The Bar Association of San Francisco, 2018
Educational Background
- UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings) - Juris Doctorate, 1982
- University of Hawaii, 1979
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Noel has lectured on environmental law and cutting edge technological issues at numerous seminars, including EECMA, FETTI, and DRI. He has also written articles on climate change, the use of virtual and augmented reality in the legal profession, and cryptocurrencies. He has been cited extensively by Bloomberg on the use of virtual reality in the courtroom., Why Lawyers Shouldn’t Put a Fork in Bitcoin, Law Technology Today, Legal, Fintech, 2017
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Noel is an avid athlete and holds an advanced belt in the martial art of WingChun.
Honors
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2021
Office location for William Noel Edlin
601 Montgomery St
Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2026