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Leila J. Noël

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Cappello & Noël LLP | Recognized as one of the top complex business litigation law firms in the United States

[Barry] Cappello has a reputation as a fierce and sometimes ferocious attorney. While Santa Barbara is rich with attorneys, Cappello is at the top of the mountain and when he walks into a room, the mood gets serious.” – Santa Barbara News-Press

Santa Barbara's Cappello & Noël Has Just Seven Attorneys But It's Litigation Prowess is Fearsome
Santa Barbara's Cappello & Noël Has Just Seven Attorneys But It's Litigation Prowess is Fearsome

[Noël] tried or co-tried most of the firm’s largest cases and has obtained verdicts and settlements in excess of $500 million on behalf of her clients. She can add yet another feather to her cap: once again being named by the Business Times one of the ‘Top 50 Women in Business.’” – Pacific Coast Business Times

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SBRPA Files Legal Challenge To Halt Enforcement of Santa Barbara Rent Freeze and Eviction Restriction Ordinances

April 7th, 2026|Complex Business Litigation, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|

A lawsuit was filed by four separate apartment property owners as well as the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA) on April 3 in federal district court in Los Angeles seeking an injunction to stop the enforcement of the rent freeze and eviction restriction ordinances imposed by the City of [ More... ]

Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision In Favor Of Montecito Country Club Requiring Adjacent Neighbor To Remove Hardscaping and Landscaping Improperly Placed in Easement And To Restore Property To Previous Condition

March 13th, 2026|Complex Business Litigation, News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|

The Second Appellate District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court’s decision that property owners adjacent to Montecito Country Club must remove hardscaping and landscaping they installed without permission on an easement owned by the Country Club and restore the property to its previous condition. (Montecito Country Club, LLC vs. [ More... ]

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