San Joaquin College of Law Board Chair Doug Noll has been named a 2012 “Attorney of the Year” by California Lawyer. Noll and Laurel Kafer were jointly honored for their work in the “Pro Bono” category. They teamed up to create the “Prison of Peace” project at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, offering classes in communication, mediation, and “peacemaking” for the inmates, in an attempt to quell violence at the maximum security prison for women. Since its inception in 2010, more than 200 inmates have engaged in the effort.