Noah brings a doctorate in ethics, years of teaching business ethics and real small-business experience to his work at the firm. He thinks carefully through complex problems, writes clearly, and is good at helping people understand each other's points of view, even in sharp disagreement.
Education
- Ph.D. in Philosophy (Ethics), University of Oklahoma
- B.A. in Philosophy, Oklahoma Baptist University, magna cum laude with College Honors
Professional Profile
Noah Jones is a Paralegal at Jones Property Law. He joined the firm in May 2026 and works directly with its attorneys across real property, landlord-tenant and litigation matters.
- Seven Years of Doctoral Study in Ethics. Advanced academic training in moral reasoning and careful argument, which he now applies to the practical problems clients bring to the firm.
- Seven Years Teaching Business Ethics. Teaching undergraduates philosophy, with a focus on business ethics: how money, work and commercial decisions should be weighed.
- Five Years in Small Business Management. Hands-on retail management experience, giving him a firsthand understanding of the day-to-day realities of running a small business.
- Drafting. Preparing petitions and other filings from the client’s documents, such as an eviction petition built from the lease and ledger, for attorney review.
- Docketing. Tracking deadlines and hearings so that nothing on a matter’s calendar slips.
- Mail and Document Intake. Getting incoming court papers and correspondence into the right matter promptly.
- Firm Workflow and AI Tools. Building and maintaining the Claude-based tools the firm uses for docketing, mail intake and related tasks, and sharing them firm-wide so the whole team works the same way.
Noah is good at helping people understand each other’s points of view, even when they disagree sharply. He tends to take people at face value, which avoids the needless conflict that comes from assuming the worst about someone’s motives. That temperament, sharpened by years of philosophical training, serves him well in business dealings and legal work alike. He thinks carefully through complex practical and conceptual problems, and he writes well in both rigorous argument and plain, accessible prose.
Writing and Speaking
Noah has presented and served as a commentator at academic conferences, including those of the American Philosophical Association, the International Society for MacIntyrean Inquiry and the International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life. His doctoral dissertation addressed the objectivity of moral questions, how to weigh very different values when making a decision, and the relationship between what we like and what is actually good for us, drawing on both the Aristotelian and utilitarian traditions.
He is currently writing a book on money and morality that takes up three levels of the question: individual work and spending, business ethics, and normative economics.
Noah is also an active member of the team’s reading and discussion group.
Community Involvement
Noah and his wife, Natalie, are members of Frontline Church in downtown Oklahoma City, where they worship regularly and take part in the church’s mission.
Personal Profile
Noah and Natalie have known each other for more than thirteen years and are approaching their fifth wedding anniversary. They are expecting a baby boy in April. Natalie is an artist and art teacher. Noah describes her as patient and kind, someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously and who loves beautiful things and their Source. She laughs both with him and at him, in appropriate measure, and responds gracefully to his frequent stream-of-consciousness explanations of how he has finally figured the whole world out. (He hasn’t.)
Outside the office, Noah loves spending time with Natalie and their cat. He enjoys reading, talking and writing, especially about ethics and theology, along with cooking and eating, snowboarding, disc golf and browsing used bookstores.
A favorite quote of Noah’s is from Henri Nouwen:
“Answers before questions do damage to the soul.”
His favorite author is Alasdair MacIntyre, the late Scottish-American philosopher who, more than anyone else, helped Noah understand the history of moral ideas and why that history matters for everyday life. As Noah puts it, MacIntyre’s writing is not for the faint of heart, but it repays careful reading.