Mary Noe, Esq.

Mary Noe, Esq. ’87L is a lawyer, author, and lecturer who holds the rank of Professor in The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies. She previously served as Associate Dean and earned an Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award.

In 2025, The Kent State University Press published her book The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan: A Life of Arsenic, Anarchy, and Intrigue, a true crime nonfiction work. She has appeared on numerous podcasts discussing the book (e.g., Fox True Crime Podcast, Untapped New York, and Most Notorious). Her recent article, “Murder at Madison Square Garden,” was published in Judicial Notice, the journal of the Historical Society of the New York Courts. She is the coauthor of IEP Workshop: Building Teacher-Parent Partnerships (Attainment Press, 2013).

Professor Noe has written more than 20 legal articles, including several on the legal liability arising out of both data breaches and social media postings. She authored, “Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones, but Whether Words Harm Will Be Decided By a Judge,” published in the January 2016 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal (Vol. 88, No. 1).

Her article, “Facebook: The New Employment Battleground,” was the cover story in the June 2014 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal (Vol. 86, No.5). She also authored the cover story, “Data Breaches,” in the Summer 2012 issue of the NY Litigator, a journal of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (Vol.17, No. 1).

Professor Noe created and edited an undergraduate journal at St. John’s, The Legal Apprentice, as a showcase for quality student writing. Articles are principally on topics that intersect with the law. The inaugural issue featured welcoming remarks from Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska, US District Court, Southern District of New York.

She is a graduate of Brooklyn College (magna cum laude) and St. John’s University School of Law.

Professor Noe has served as an administrative law judge for the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct and an Impartial Hearing Officer under a federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA.Legal Research and Writing"Murder at Madison Square Garden: A Dream Team’s Insane Game of Judicial Cat and Mouse" Published in Judicial Notice Issue 18 2023

Podcast: Historical Society of the New York Courts, Podcast #23

Law, Cyberbullying, Social Media, Special Education

Courses Taught