Doug Noll walked away from a million-dollar trial law career in 2000 to become a peacemaker, helping people resolve conflicts without winners or losers. Twelve years later, he was named California Attorney of the Year. He faced years of doubt and skepticism from everyone around him.
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I was in the top 1% of lawyers in America with 22 years of winning cases in the courtroom, and then I walked away from all of it. In the year 2000, I left my entire trial practice to become a peacemaker. My friends, family, wife thought I had lost my mind. Nobody believed in what I was doing. But you see, the legal system doesn't solve problems, it simply creates winners and losers. And I wanted to actually help people, not just win arguments. So I put that behind me and I started to help people handle their emotions better. I now help people resolve conflicts in a way that there is no winner A loser. Was it scary? Absolutely. Did I doubt myself every single day? But 12 years later, I became California Attorney of the Year. Sometimes the craziest decision is the right one. So tell me, what would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?