Portrait of Alison Noll

Alison K. Noll

Principal

Alison K. Noll has over 30 years of experience representing individuals, families, and business owners in creating estate plans specifically tailored to her client’s individual needs. Alison also focuses her practice on wealth preservation, trust and estate administration, real estate matters, and premarital and postmarital agreements.

Alison is able to explain complex topics in a way clients find easy to understand.  Her goal is to implement a comprehensive estate plan for her clients without unnecessary complexities. In addition, she regularly counsels executors, trustees and beneficiaries with navigating the maze of probate, trust administration, and estate taxes. 

In addition to formulating estate plans for her clients, Alison frequently represents beneficiaries, executors and trustees in disputes involving estates and trusts.  Such disputes may include a breach of fiduciary duties by a trustee in administering a trust, contesting the validity of a will, bringing or defending elective shares claims of a surviving spouse, and enforcement of obligations due to a surviving spouse under premarital and postmarital agreements. Alison works closely with members of Offit Kurman’s fiduciary litigation team in both defending and prosecuting such claims.

Alison also has represented victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and families of the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shootings through pro bono work.  Her pro bono work also includes representation of persons who have been wrongfully convicted.

Prior to joining Offit Kurman as an estate planning attorney, Ms. Noll was the managing partner of the Estate Planning Practice Group at the law firm of Peterson Noll & Goodman, PLC where she spent the first 19 years of her law career.

    Education

    • University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)
    • James Madison University (B.S., summa cum laude)

    State Bar Admissions

    • Virginia
    • Maryland

    Professional Affiliations

    • Virginia State Bar Association
      • Wills, Trusts and Estates Section, Member
    • Maryland State Bar Association
      • Estate & Trust Law Section, Member
    • Fairfax County Bar Association
      • Wills, Trusts, and Estates Section, Member
      • Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law Section - Co-Chairperson (1996-1998)

    Recognitions

    • Washingtonian Top Lawyer (2022 and 2024)
    • Named The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates (2024-2026)
    • Washingtonian Top Financial Advisers, Estate Attorneys
    • 2022 Pro Bono Service Honor Roll, The Virginia Access to Justice Commission
    • Top Lawyers, Northern Virginia Magazine
    • Top Financial Professionals, Northern Virginia Magazine
    • Top Attorneys, Estates and Trusts, Arlington Magazine
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Firm Highlights

  • Podcasts
    Artful Donations: Exploring Museum Exchange
    In this episode of The Legal Canvas, host Caryn Keppler welcomes Robert Wainstein and Michael Darling, co-founders of Museum Exchange, the first digital platform dedicated to facilitating art donations to museums and nonprofit institutions across North America. Together, they explore how technology is transforming the way collectors, artists, estates, and cultural organizations connect through charitable giving. Robert and Michael explain the inspiration behind Museum Exchange, the challenges they set out to solve, and how the platform has grown into a network of more than 400 museums. They walk listeners through the donation process—from evaluating artwork and matching donors with institutions to handling logistics, documentation, and tax considerations. Along the way, they discuss the realities of museum collecting, why many donations are declined, and how thoughtful placements can help preserve artists' legacies while expanding access to important works of art. The conversation also explores Museum Exchange's work with living artists, artist estates, hospitals, universities, and smaller regional museums, as well as the launch of the Charis Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit designed to steward significant collections before placing them with institutions that can best benefit from them. Robert and Michael conclude by sharing their vision for the future of charitable art transactions and how Museum Exchange is helping reshape philanthropy in the arts for generations to come.