Cappello & Noël LLP
831 State Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101-3227, Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3227
About Cappello & Noël LLP
Cappello & Noël LLP is a Santa Barbara, California law firm established in 1977. The firm handles complex business litigation, lender liability, class actions, employment litigation, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. It has secured over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients. A. Barry Cappello pioneered the field of lender liability, authoring an authoritative treatise on the subject. The firm operates with a trial team concept, representing individuals and businesses against large corporations and financial institutions.
Our Attorneys
A. Barry Cappello
Managing Partner
59+ years experience
Wendy D. Welkom
Attorney
42+ years experience
Leila J. Noël
Partner
41+ years experience
David L. Cousineau
Partner
22+ years experience
Lawrence J. Conlan
Partner
22+ years experience
G. Michael Brelje
Attorney
14+ years experience
Richard Lloyd
Attorney
4+ years experience
Andrew Dickerson
Attorney
1+ years experience
Mandy Moua
Attorney
0Notable Case Results
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$230M
Class Action
Settlement reached in class action lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline for the 2015 Santa Barbara oil spill, compensating fishers, fish processors, and shoreline property residents.
$70M
Class Action
Final settlement for private property owners with easements for an oil pipeline formerly owned by Plains All American, resolving claims related to the 2015 oil spill.
$41.7M
Complex Business Litigation
Jury awarded compensatory damages to local businessman Michael Klein and his company, Core Wealth Management, in a civil suit against former employees for plotting to steal confidential information and clients.
$30M
Toxic Tort
Settlement against Boeing regarding toxic air contamination from its Santa Susana Field Laboratory, involving personal injury and wrongful death claims due to cancers and other diseases.
$23.1M
Employment Law
Verdict for plaintiff Nabil Darghous against Johnson Controls Inc. for retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, slander, and punitive damages.
$19M
Insurance Bad Faith
Jury found Starr Indemnity & Liability Company acted in bad faith and with malice and oppression when it refused to pay an insurance claim submitted by Passport 420, LLC.