Noelle Natoli assists clients in complex personal injury matters, particularly those arising out of trucking and elder abuse claims, with extensive experience from pre-litigation investigation and emergency response to post-trial law and motion.
Education
Recognitions
Transportation Lawyer of the Year, Corporate LiveWire Global Awards, 2020
Corporate LiveWire Winner- Transportation Law – California – 2015
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated – Martindale-Hubbell
Noelle was selected to the Southern California Rising Stars list in 2012.
Memberships
Member, Board of Directors, National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA), 2021-present
Member, Trucking Law Committee – Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Vice President, Women Lawyer’s Association of Los Angeles
Chair for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Trucking Industry Defense Association
Committee, 2017 Annual Conference Planning Committee – Trucking Industry Defense Association
Board of Directors, Member-At-Large (2015-2017) – Transportation Lawyers’ Association
Member, Vice Chair of Transportation Committee (2015-2016), Webinar Chair (2014-2016) – International Association of Defense Counsel
Member – Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International
State Bar Licenses
Court Admissions
Recent Notable Experience
- Successfully defended a multi-million dollar elder abuse case in Washington, significantly reducing settlement below policy limits.
- Successfully tried a motor vehicle negligence case in which the jury awarded $25,000 in response to a $7.8 million dollar “ask” to the jury. The costs award exceeded the verdict, resulting in a judgment in favor of the defense.
- Successfully represented a national trucking company against five minor children and a widow, in a “suicide by truck” action in San Bernardino county in which her investigative efforts confirmed the death was a suicide, that the decedent had a prolonged history of drug use, and was having a long-term extramarital affair, thereby significantly reducing the settlement for an amount tantamount to defense costs.
Presentations
- Presenter, “A Step-By-Step Guide: Challenging the Use of Reptile Theory,” American Bar Association, January 13, 2021
- Presenter, “The Sorting Hat: Unconscious Bias and Its Effect on Decision-Making,” Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA), September 22, 2020
- Presenter, “Insurance Defense Litigation: Defending Against the Reptile Theory Utilized by Plaintiffs,” Strafford Seminars, November 7, 2017
- Panelist, Business Development, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, May 25, 2017
- Moderator, “Growing Relationships: What to Do After You Get the Business Card,” Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, May 24, 2016
- Presenter, “The Anatomy of A Trucking Personnel File,” Pincus Professional Education, March 29, 2016
- Presenter, “Personal Injury Trucking Accident Cases Part I: The Wild World of Medical Expenses-Costs Incurred, Submissions for Reimbursement, Liens, and Demands,” ACI’s 6th National Forum on Defending and Managing Trucking Litigation, March 2016
- Presenter, “New Theories of Liability: Emerging Trends in Personal Injury Claims and Regulatory Actions,” The California Association of Health Facilities (Los Angeles Chapter), 2015
- Presenter, “Trucking Litigation Defense: Where Employment Issues Trip Up Your Clients,” Pincus Professional Education, 2015
- Presenter, “True Grit: MORE Lessons Learned from our Foremothers and Colleagues,” Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 2015
- Presenter, “Ethics,” DRI Nursing Home/ALF Seminar, 2013
- Panelist, “Do You Wanna Dance?: Waltzing Around Ethical Obligations to the Driver, the Company, and the Carrier,” 46th Transportation Law Institute, Transportation Lawyers Association, 2013
- Presenter, “Unveiling the Trucking Expert,” DRI 2012 Annual Meeting CLE Session, 2012
Publications
- Author, “May is Mental Health Awareness Month,” Trucking Industry Defense Association, May 12, 2021
- Co-Author, “Ethical Considerations Facing Transportation Attorneys,” The Transportation Lawyer, February 2014
- Author, “It’s Personal, Not Business,” DRI’s The Voice, November 2013
- Author, “Preclusion of FMCSA Findings at Trial on Grounds of Trustworthiness,” The Transportation Lawyer, February 2013
- Author, “Roadcheck 2013 Raises the Question, What Aren’t You Being Told about the Trucking Industry?” DRI Today, June 2013
- Author, “Road Warriors and Heroes,” DRI Today, March 2012
- Author, “What the Long Term Care Industry Can Learn From the Trucking Industry,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 2010
- Author, “Litigation Lessons Learned From the Real Housewives,” DRI® The Voice of the Defense Bar
- Author, “One Foot on the Floor Towards CSA Compliance,” 2011