With over twenty years of trial practice and civil litigation experience, Noel’s practice has concentrated in the areas of medical liability defense and aviation law. His medical liability practice encompasses the defense of all types of healthcare providers including hospitals, physicians, nurses, mental health providers, and allied health professionals in a broad range of subject matters. Noel’s aviation practice includes the defense of aircraft manufacturers and maintenance facilities in claims typically arising out of catastrophic aircraft crashes. He also holds a private pilot certificate.
Noel has lectured and published on the topic of risk management in his areas of practice to both private clients as well as organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Coverys.
NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HONORS & AWARDS:
Elected by his peers to The Best Lawyers in America© Medical Malpractice Defense guide (2022-2024)
Selected to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine list in Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense (2019-2023)
Selected to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine list as a “Rising Star” in Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Defense (2009-2012, 2016-2017)
Associations & Memberships
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member
Publications
- "Stigmatized Properties", Real Risks, Travelers National Newsletter for Real Estate Professionals, 2008
- "The Dreaded Special Assessment In A Condominium Sale - What is the Duty to Disclose?", Real Risks, Travelers National Newsletter for Real Estate Professionals, 2010
- “Fair Housing Law Pitfalls – Tips For The Real Estate Professional”, Real Risks, Travelers National Newsletter for Real Estate Professionals, 2010
- "Patient Confidentiality and Duty to Warn", In Season with Allied World, Allied World National Newsletter, 2013
Successfully represented dozens of clients in jury trials as well and bench trials in a wide range of cases. These cases include:
- Defense verdict obtained during a jury trial in Plymouth Superior Court. Plaintiffs alleged negligent maintenance resulting in the crash of a $2,000,000 aircraft.
- Defense verdict obtained during a jury trial in Hampden County Superior Court Plaintiff alleged the death of a small child was due to the failure of the defendant to diagnose and treat sepsis
- Defense verdict obtained during a jury trial in United States District Court (District of MA). The plaintiff alleged the defendant nurse failed to diagnose and treat his kidney stones
- Defense verdict obtained during a jury trial in Worcester Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant physician failed to diagnose his cancer
- Defense verdict obtained during a jury trial in Essex County Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged medical malpractice in the performance of orthopedic surgery as well as negligence in the post-operative care
- Defense verdict obtained during a jury trial in Hillsborough County (South) Superior Court (New Hampshire). The plaintiff alleged medical malpractice in the performance of orthopedic surgery as well as negligence in the post-operative care resulting in permanent deformity and pain
- Defense verdict obtained in a Wrongful Death case brought against a diagnostic radiologist in Bristol County Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged a failure to diagnose an abnormality on a chest x-ray which was alleged to have resulted in a delay in diagnosis of lung cancer and the subsequent death of the patient
- Suffolk University Law School
J.D., 2002
- Gettysburg College
B.A., 1999
- Massachusetts, 2002
- New Hampshire, 2013
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2007
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2013
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2008
