David J. "Dave" Noonan

David J. "Dave" Noonan


Noonan Lance Boyer & Banach LLP

Recognized since 1997

San Diego, California

Practice Areas

Antitrust Law

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

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Dave practices in the areas of Antitrust Liability, Professional Liability, Securities Litigation, Bank Litigation and General Business Litigation. Dave’s current practice is devoted to the trial of commercial and business matters, for both plaintiffs and defendants. Over the past three decades, Dave has represented clients as diverse as syndicates competing in the America’s Cup yacht races, numerous professional athletes in a variety of litigation matters, Fortune 500 companies in defense of antitrust and product liability matters, and a former Playmate of the Year defending her right to use her title on the Internet. He has amassed an impressive trial record representing corporations in major antitrust, securities and banking liability matters.

He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers as well as the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Dave was the 2005 recipient of the Daniel T. Broderick Award for trial excellence and professionalism as recognized by four major trial organizations in San Diego, where he has been an active leader in the bar including service as President of the San Diego County Bar Association, the San Diego County Bar Foundation, the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA.

He has been named one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 1995. Currently, Dave is recognized for commercial litigation, legal malpractice defense and Bet-the-Company litigation. He has been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" for San Diego in Bet-the-Company Litigation in 2009, 2011 and 2019, and legal malpractice defense in 2017.

He has been a frequent lecturer on trial practice and is a Master with the American Inns of Court, Louis Welsh Chapter. Dave has also served as a Lawyer Delegate to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.

In his spare time, Dave enjoys skiing, running, coaching youth sports, and keeping up with his four children.

Dave has received an AV® Peer Review rating from the Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory. The AV® Peer Review Rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence.

He has also been named a Top 10 or Top 50 Southern California Super Lawyers – San Diego Edition since 2007. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.

Location
  • 701 Island Avenue, Suite 400
    San Diego, CA 92101
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Syracuse University, J.D., graduated 1973
  • Colby College, BA, graduated 1969
Bar Admissions
  • California, The State Bar of California
Affiliations
  • San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program - Board Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • San Diego County Bar Association - Member, Past President
  • San Diego County Bar Foundation - Member, Board of Directors, Past President

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, San Diego (2024)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, San Diego (2019)
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, San Diego (2017)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, San Diego (2011)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, San Diego (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Antitrust Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Awards:
  • AV® Peer Review rating, Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory
  • Business (Commercial) Litigation, Best Lawyers: 1995-2020, 2023
  • Defense: Legal Malpractice, Best Lawyers: 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
  • Bet the Company Litigation, Best Lawyers: 2007-2020, 2023, 2024
  • Antitrust Law, Best Lawyers: 2020, 2023, 2024
  • “San Diego Lawyer of the Year: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants,” Best Lawyers: 2017, 2024
  • "Southern California Lawyer of the Year: Bet the Company Litigation," Best Lawyers: 2011
  • “San Diego Lawyer of the Year: Bet the Company Litigation,” Best Lawyers: 2009, 2011, 2019
  • Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers – San Diego Edition: 2007-2010, 2019-2023
  • Top 50 Southern California Super Lawyers – San Diego Edition: 2007-2015, 2018-2024
  • “Top Lawyers,” San Diego Magazine: 2017-2018
  • Daniel T. Broderick Award, awarded jointly by the San Diego Chapters of ABOTA, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys and Defense Lawyers for Professionalism and Integrity in Trial Practice
  • “Lifetime Achievement: America’s Top 100 Attorneys, Southern California”

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