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Hon. Michael G. Nott, Ret.

Retired Court of Appeal Justice

On July 1, 2005, after a 20 year distinguished judicial career, Justice Nott has served as a mediator, arbitrator, discovery referee and appellate consultant. As a Superior Court Judge, he served in the law and motion department, handled civil trials and conducted settlement conferences. While on the Appellate Court, he conducted over 50 settlement conferences with a two thirds success rate. He also authored over 2000 opinions with approximately 150 being published. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Justice Nott was a litigator with the same firm for almost 20 years. His firm specialized in business litigation, insurance defense and plaintiff mass tort. We welcome his knowledge, experience and outstanding work ethic to our panel where he will specialize in Business/Commercial, Employment, Professional Malpractice, in addition to all types of Tort related matters and cases involving appellate issues. One attorney commented “Justice Nott is a judge in every sense of the word, not only is he extremely knowledgeable on the law and an excellent Jurist, he is a wonderful human being.” Another attorney commented “Justice Nott is a savvy Jurist who is a quick study. He is intuitive at sizing up the issues and he knows the law!”
LEGAL CAREER & PRIOR EXPERIENCE
  • Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District (1990-05)
  • Judge, LA County (1987-90); selected Supervising Judge for South District (Long Beach, 1990)
  • Judge, Long Beach Judicial District (1985-87); Elected Presiding Judge (1987)
  • Private Law Practice, Vandenberg, Nott, Conway, & Newell, firm specialization in business transaction and litigation, insurance defense work and approximately 700 plaintiff Asbestos cases (1966-85)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • J.D., University of Southern California Law Center (1965)
  • B.A., Occidental College (1962)
  • Pepperdine University of Southern California, Mediation Program (2004)
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (1971-Present)
  • Long Beach Bar Association (1967-Present), Board of Governors (1972-73)
  • Former member, California State Bar Disciplinary Board (1976-85)
  • Former member, Long Beach Barristers (1967-75), President (1973)
ADR EXPERIENCE & SPECIALTIES
  • Business/Contracts
  • Significant Injury
  • Complex Commercial
  • Employment/workplace disputes
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Products Liability
  • Appellate related matters
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
  • Justice Nott is a former member of the Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce and Long Beach Exchange Club, serving many years as an officer and director for each organization.
  • In the military, he received the American Honor Spirit Award for being the outstanding trainee among 1,500 men at basic training at Fort Bragg.
  • He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1965 to 1971, when he was honorably discharged.
  • At age 21, Justice Nott received a 100 mile, 100 ton Ocean Operator License from the United States Coast Guard.
  • He maintained that license for 22 years.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
  • In his spare time, Justice Nott enjoys golfing, exercising reading, snow skiing and ocean fishing.
LOCATIONS
  • All of California
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
RECENT ARTICLES


Hon. Michael G. Nott, Ret.

Retired Court of Appeal Justice

On July 1, 2005, after a 20 year distinguished judicial career, Justice Nott has served as a mediator, arbitrator, discovery referee and appellate consultant. As a Superior Court Judge, he served in the law and motion department, handled civil trials and conducted settlement conferences. While on the Appellate Court, he conducted over 50 settlement conferences with a two thirds success rate. He also authored over 2000 opinions with approximately 150 being published. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Justice Nott was a litigator with the same firm for almost 20 years. His firm specialized in business litigation, insurance defense and plaintiff mass tort. We welcome his knowledge, experience and outstanding work ethic to our panel where he will specialize in Business/Commercial, Employment, Professional Malpractice, in addition to all types of Tort related matters and cases involving appellate issues. One attorney commented “Justice Nott is a judge in every sense of the word, not only is he extremely knowledgeable on the law and an excellent Jurist, he is a wonderful human being.” Another attorney commented “Justice Nott is a savvy Jurist who is a quick study. He is intuitive at sizing up the issues and he knows the law!”
LEGAL CAREER & PRIOR EXPERIENCE
  • Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District (1990-05)
  • Judge, LA County (1987-90); selected Supervising Judge for South District (Long Beach, 1990)
  • Judge, Long Beach Judicial District (1985-87); Elected Presiding Judge (1987)
  • Private Law Practice, Vandenberg, Nott, Conway, & Newell, firm specialization in business transaction and litigation, insurance defense work and approximately 700 plaintiff Asbestos cases (1966-85)
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • J.D., University of Southern California Law Center (1965)
  • B.A., Occidental College (1962)
  • Pepperdine University of Southern California, Mediation Program (2004)
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (1971-Present)
  • Long Beach Bar Association (1967-Present), Board of Governors (1972-73)
  • Former member, California State Bar Disciplinary Board (1976-85)
  • Former member, Long Beach Barristers (1967-75), President (1973)
ADR EXPERIENCE & SPECIALTIES
  • Business/Contracts
  • Significant Injury
  • Complex Commercial
  • Employment/workplace disputes
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Products Liability
  • Appellate related matters
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
  • Justice Nott is a former member of the Long Beach Junior Chamber of Commerce and Long Beach Exchange Club, serving many years as an officer and director for each organization.
  • In the military, he received the American Honor Spirit Award for being the outstanding trainee among 1,500 men at basic training at Fort Bragg.
  • He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1965 to 1971, when he was honorably discharged.
  • At age 21, Justice Nott received a 100 mile, 100 ton Ocean Operator License from the United States Coast Guard.
  • He maintained that license for 22 years.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
  • In his spare time, Justice Nott enjoys golfing, exercising reading, snow skiing and ocean fishing.
LOCATIONS
  • All of California
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
RECENT ARTICLES