Cappello Foundation Donates $100,000 To UCLA School of Law’s Cappello Trial Advocacy Scholarship Fund

When Barry Cappello, managing partner at Santa Barbara’s Cappello & Noël LLP, was attending law school in the 1960s, there were no trial advocacy programs at major law schools. Back then, law schools didn’t teach students how to try cases. They had to learn once they became a lawyer. Cappello and his foundation have donated over $3 million to his [ More... ]

By |2023-12-13T11:37:47-08:00December 13th, 2023|News|

UCLA LAW | New Heights for Trial Advocacy Program

Scoring big in prestigious tournaments and earning a No. 3 national ranking, UCLA School of Law’s trial advocacy team enjoyed unprecedented success in 2018-19. Under the direction of veteran litigator and legal educator Justin Bernstein — who joined UCLA Law in 2018 to direct the trial advocacy program — the trial team won three tournaments in the academic year and [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:16:32-07:00November 26th, 2019|Firm News|

Barry Cappello Featured In UCLA Law’s 70th Anniversary Magazine

Seventy UCLA Law alumni, including Barry Cappello, were featured in the school’s Fall 2019 magazine that celebrated UCLA Law’s 70th Anniversary. Cappello was singled out as one of the school’s five “Top Trial Lawyers” in its 70-year history.

By |2024-09-27T05:29:33-07:00November 22nd, 2019|Firm News, News|

Cappello Donates $500,000 to UCLA Law Advocacy Program

Supporting what is rapidly becoming one of the top law school trial programs in the country, UCLA Law alumnus A. Barry Cappello (class of 1965) has pledged to donate an additional $500,000 to UCLA School of Law’s Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy. The gift raises Cappello’s total donations to UCLA Law to $2.75 million. The new funds will support additional [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:29:35-07:00August 26th, 2019|Firm News, News|

A. Barry Cappello Named UCLA School of Law Donor of the Year

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... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:29:36-07:00April 24th, 2018|Firm News, News|

Santa Barbara Independent: Barry Cappello Funds Trial Lawyering

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... ]

By |2020-09-02T13:46:13-07:00September 7th, 2017|Firm News, News|

Barry Cappello Gives $1 Million for UCLA Law Trial Advocacy Program

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... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:16:32-07:00August 6th, 2017|Firm News, News|

Barry Cappello Heads Successful UCLA School of Law National Reunion Challenge

A. Barry Cappello, a 1965 graduate of UCLA School of Law, was the chair for the school’s National Reunion Challenge that helped raise more than $550,000 to support scholarships for incoming students. The yearlong effort culminated in a weekend of events on the UCLA campus attended by alumni from the class of 1965 and every class year going forward ending [ More... ]

By |2020-08-28T09:10:25-07:00June 10th, 2015|Firm News, News|

Sharing Decades of Trial Experience

Each semester, Barry Cappello speaks at UCLA Law in what is known as “The Cappello Courtroom Series: The Art of the Trial.” This is an educational series where Barry talks to students about the practical aspects of trials—techniques they may not necessarily learn in class. Sometimes, the topic is about a specific trial and he brings in the opposing counsel. [ More... ]

By |2020-08-28T09:10:47-07:00April 17th, 2015|Firm News, News|

Barry Cappello and Leila Noël Discuss Trial Tactics at Cappello Courtroom Series Event

UCLA Law - The Magazine of UCLA School of Law, Fall 2014 In October, Barry Cappello ’65 and Leila Noël of Cappello & Noël LLP discussed trial tactics and shared courtroom strategies during a talk as part of the Cappello Courtroom Series: The Art of the Trial. Cappello and Noël, who represent plaintiffs in complex litigation and have obtained jury [ More... ]

By |2020-08-28T09:14:13-07:00November 30th, 2014|Firm News, News|
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