Barry Cappello recently prepared an article that takes a look at the history of "at large" and "in district" voting in Santa Barbara as well as the legal challenges to the "at large" system. The article appeared in the October 17, 2014 issue of CASA Magazine. Here's the link: Protecting Voters' Rights
A. Barry Cappello, managing partner with the Santa Barbara law firm of Cappello & Noël LLP, was named one of the "Top 100 Lawyers" in California by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals. Cappello was one of only two attorneys selected for the honor between the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. The list of attorneys appeared [ More... ]
By Jean Merl Los Angeles Times, July 29, 2014 Santa Barbara on Tuesday joined the ranks of California cities to be sued over their method of electing public officials. Five Spanish-surnamed registered voters in the city of more than 88,000 filed suit in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, claiming the city is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act. [ More... ]
Santa Barbara, Calif.—After months of discussion and failed promises by the Santa Barbara City Council to review/reform the current election system, a lawsuit was filed today against the City of Santa Barbara demanding that district-based elections replace the current at-large voting system so that Latino voters would be properly represented on the city council. The lawsuit was filed by A. [ More... ]
Santa Barbara, Calif.—The fifth edition of Lender Liability (800 pages), the authoritative treatise on lender misconduct, is now available through Juris Publishing. Authored by the acknowledged pioneer in lender liability law, attorney A. Barry Cappello, this latest edition of Lender Liability is a thorough revision and update of all the latest on how banks violate the law and create great [ More... ]
By A. Barry Cappello Why Wasn’t More Done to Prevent the Isla Vista Tragedy? ________________________________________ Friday, June 27, 2014 Several media sources reported on June 20, 2014, that the parents of the first three victims of Elliot Rodger’s “murderous rampage” in Isla Vista are frustrated and angered by the authorities’ handling of the case. We completely agree. In the wake [ More... ]
A. Barry Cappello managing partner in the Santa Barbara law firm of Cappello & Noël LLP, has been named as a top attorney in Southern California for 2014 by Super Lawyers Southern California magazine. No more than 5 percent of lawyers in California receive this honor. Cappello has been named a Super Lawyer since 2007. He re presents plaintiffs [ More... ]
A driver who killed a high school baseball coach in a Highway 101 hit-and-run has agreed to pay the victim's mother $30,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit settlement finalized Monday. Convicted hit-and-run driver Lau Van Huynh and two family members who owned the car he was driving agreed to pay Ana Quintanar, mother of the late Simon Chavez, the $30,000 [ More... ]
By Lara Cooper Santa Barbara Noozhawk January 7, 2014 A Murrietta man who pleaded guilty to hit-and-run charges after striking and killing a young Santa Barbara man on Highway 101 last year has settled a civil lawsuit with his family. Simon Chavez However, the case against the cab company who let the young man out of its vehicle before he [ More... ]
Santa Barbara, Calif.--After an eight-week trial and less than four hours of deliberation, a Santa Barbara Superior Court jury on August 30 rejected a $27 million lawsuit filed by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) against Santa Barbara-based Sientra, Inc.
