The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has partnered with local law firm Mullen & Henzell to provide area law school students and graduates with career development opportunities. Under the collaboration, announced March 7, the foundation will inform current and former scholarship recipients of available law clerk and attorney positions at Mullen & Henzell. Brian Daly,
A Whittier man was sentenced March 21 to 7 years, 8 months in state prison for bilking a Thousand Oaks psychiatrist out of more than $1 million. David Syner, 62, was also ordered to pay $987,250 plus interest, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said. Syner pled guilty in Ventura County Superior Court on June
Southern California Edison will be paying the United States $80 million on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service to recoup costs and damages associated with the 2017 Thomas Fire in the Los Padres National Forest that affected both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The settlement was finalized on Feb. 23 and announced by the U.S.
Through his foundation, Barry Cappello, managing partner of Santa Barbara’s Cappello & Noël LLP, has donated more than $3 million to his alma mater, UCLA School of Law. The funds have been earmarked to modernize the school’s courtroom where students can learn and practice their trial skills, and to build its trial advocacy program, both
A Central Coast developer already charged with bribing a Santa Barbara County supervisor has been hit with new charges alleging that he participated in a scheme to defraud investors in a Texas real estate project. A federal grand jury returned the latest indictment against Ryan Wright, 37, also known as “Ryan Petetit,” of Grover Beach,