By Alys Martinez, Oct 23, 2018 KEYT-TV The parents of a 4-year-old boy pricked by a discarded hypodermic needle at a Santa Barbara park are demanding action from city leaders. It happened on Sept. 23, 2018, at Plaza de Vera Cruz, when Hayes Parrish found a used needle on the play structure. He pricked his hand and was bleeding. Since [ More... ]
A four-year-old-boy playing at Plaza De Vera Cruz in Santa Barbara found a used hypodermic needle and was accidently pricked, drawing blood. The boy has since been subjected to numerous tests for infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS. The boy's parents have retained legal counsel and are demanding answers as to why the City of Santa Barbara is not addressing the long-standing [ More... ]
Certainly not Andy Caldwell, the so-called whose recent outburst proves he is simply a shill for Big Oil. His opinion piece (Voices, Sept. 12) makes clear that he couldn't care less about the wildlife destroyed in the Plains All-American Pipeline spill at Refugio Beach, much less the more than 500 oil workers who lost their jobs when the oil platforms [ More... ]
UCLA School of Law celebrated A. Barry Cappello ’65 as its Donor of the Year at a gala dinner on April 19, honoring him for his achievements as a top litigator and for his support of trial advocacy education at the law school. Cappello is a founding partner of Cappello & Noël in Santa Barbara and one of the pre-eminent [ More... ]
A family whose home was destroyed by the January 9, 2018 Montecito mudslides filed a lawsuit today against Southern California Edison (SCE). The lawsuit alleges the company knowingly and continually violated safety procedures, which lead to the Thomas Fire and the resulting mudslides that tore through their home (William Levy et. al vs. Southern California Edison, Edison International, Santa Barbara [ More... ]
A. Barry Cappello and Leila Noël, partners in the Santa Barbara law firm of Cappello & Noël LLP, have been selected to the 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list. No more than 5 percent of lawyers receive this honor. Cappello has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2007. Cappello represents plaintiffs in lender liability matters, complex business litigation, [ More... ]
A new scholarship, named for UCLA alumnus Barry Cappello, will soon be available for members of California chapters. The primary aim of the scholarship is to provide for financial need and offset members’ financial obligations. Cappello graduated from UCLA in 1963, practicing law since. He was named one of the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California for 2014. Cappello has served [ More... ]
Donates $1 Million to UCLA School of Law September 7, 2017, By Nick Welsh After 50 years of high-drama litigation, Santa Barbara attorney Barry Cappello knows the difference between a seasoned trial lawyer and a palooka. “The difference between attorneys in trial skill is immense,” he said. “The problem is the public doesn’t know.” The other problem, he said, is that [ More... ]
UCLA Law alumnus A. Barry Cappello ’65 has donated an additional $1 million to transform the school’s trial advocacy program, providing scholarship support and extensive training opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers as trial attorneys. Bolstering his longstanding commitment to UCLA Law, Cappello’s donation will create the A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy, a signature curricular program that [ More... ]
A. Barry Cappello, managing partner of the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello & Noël LLP, is included in the 2017 Marquis Who’s Who for excellence in business litigation. Factors for selection include position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility and prominence are all taken into account. Cappello’s firm is regarded as one of the top complex
