Cappello & Noël has earned a reputation as one of the top law firms in the United States. —U.S. News & World Report
A. Barry Cappello
MANAGING PARTNER, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
A. Barry Cappello, managing partner, is one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers and authorities on complex commercial litigation including lender liability, class actions, catastrophic personal injury matters and environmental litigation. He is the author of Lender Liability (800 pages, Juris Publishers), the first and leading treatise on the subject. Mr. Cappello has successfully tried jury trials with total verdicts in excess of $300 million and negotiated more than $1 billion in settlements and workouts for his clients. more…
Leila J. Noël
PARTNER, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
Leila Noël is recognized as one of the Top Women Lawyers in California, with expertise in complex litigation, including complex commercial litigation, lender liability, class actions, and catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death. She has tried or co-tried the firm’s largest cases, and has obtained jury verdicts in excess of $125 million, and negotiated more than $130 million in settlements and workouts. more…
Lawrence J. Conlan
PARTNER, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
Mr. Conlan is a trial lawyer who has achieved significant victories for his clients, who include emerging businesses, industry pioneers, and individual victims of consumer abuses and investment fraud. He represents clients in lawsuits involving business torts, investment scams, wrongdoing by commercial and residential lenders, civil rights violations, financial elder abuse and major personal injuries. more…
David L. Cousineau
PARTNER, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
David L. Cousineau, partner, represents plaintiffs in complex commercial litigation including lender liability, intellectual property and class actions. Mr. Cousineau, who became partner in the firm in 2019, has achieved significant victories for his clients in contexts as varied as lender liability, fraud, business disputes, landowner disputes, inheritance disputes, racial discrimination and constitutional disputes. He is a tenacious advocate, who pinpoints the best legal framework and most salient issues for each case. more…
G. Michael Brelje
Attorney, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
Mr. Brelje‘s practice includes all forms of civil procedure, discovery and motion practice, as well as trial and appellate appearances. more…
Wendy D. Welkom
Attorney, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
Wendy Welkom’s practice involves complex business litigation and class actions, both trial and appellate work. Ms. Welkom rejoined Cappello & Noël as an associate after a period of solo practice. She had previously been associated with Cappello & Noël as both associate and of counsel. more…
Richard Lloyd
Attorney, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
Richard Lloyd’s practice includes civil litigation, class actions/mass torts, consumer law and legal fee disputes. Mr. Lloyd joined Cappello & Noël LLP in 2015 as a paralegal and became an associate upon passing the California State Bar exam in 2020. He is intimately involved in all of the firm’s cases, from intake to preparing for and providing trial support for multi-week trials and arbitrations. more…
Andrew Dickerson
Attorney, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
Andrew Dickerson’s practice includes civil litigation, and class actions/mass torts. He is involved in all of the firm’s cases, from intake to preparing for and providing trial support for multi-week trials. more…
mandy Moua
Attorney, CAPPELLO & NOEL LLP
In 2018, Ms. Moua joined Cappello & Noël LLP as a paralegal and became an associate upon passing the California Bar exam in 2024. She plays an integral role in the firm’s cases from conducting legal research, drafting legal documents and assisting attorneys in all stages of litigation. more…