President
Bradford Brown
Firm
The Law Offices of Bradford D. Brown A.P.C.
Experience & Practice Areas
For over twenty years, Bradford D. Brown has been a successful Santa Barbara personal injury attorney, earning the trust and respect of clients, colleagues and judges alike. A professional in personal injury law, Brown is described as “aggressive, yet very civil” – a personable and intelligent attorney who is compassionate and easy-to-talk to; yet steadfastly determined to win satisfaction for each and every client he represents.
Bradford Brown is a graduate of from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 1983 with a Bachelor’s in Economics. Upon graduation, Bradford was employed as a financial analyst at Raytheon Company, and as a Forensic Economist at Freeman & Mills, Inc., which gave him the foundation and unique qualifications to analyze and build damage models in a litigation setting which ignited his passion for law.
Brown later graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, CA in just 22 months, earning his degree (J.D. 1992) well in advance of the typical 36-month timeframe. Soon after, he established a practice in Santa Barbara, where he has lived since 1970.
Community Involvement
Brown is very involved in both legal and Santa Barbara community associations including Consumer Attorneys Association of California; Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles; American Trial Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court; and Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations. He is also a past President of the Santa Barbara Barristers.
President- Elect
Richard Lloyd
Firm
Cappello & Noël, LLP
Education
University of Cambridge, Master of Arts, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, 2003
Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law, J.D. 2020, class valedictorian
Experience & Practice Areas
Mr. Lloyd joined Cappello & Noël LLP in 2015 as a paralegal and became an associate upon passing the California State Bar exam in 2020. He is intimately involved in all of the firm’s cases, from intake to preparing for and providing trial support for multi-week trials and arbitrations.
Originally from Great Britain, he worked in London advising clients, negotiating legal fees and conducting detailed assessments on a variety of costs matters including multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation, high profile defamation cases and complex clinical negligence claims. After relocating to the U.S. in 2010, he provided consulting services to legal fee experts and litigation finance providers in both the U.K. and U.S.
Secretary
Taylor Fuller
Firm
Herring Imming, LLP
Education
JD, Santa Barbara College of Law, 2017
BA, San Diego State University, Political Science with a minor in Sociology and Certificate of Public Law
Experience & Practice Areas
Born and raised in Santa Barbara County, Taylor is a graduate of Cabrillo High School in Lompoc. At San Diego State University, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology. Taylor spent her undergraduate summers interning for the Office of the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney. She then returned to Santa Barbara County for law school.
Taylor attended law school at the Santa Barbara College of Law. She earned the Witkin Awards for outstanding academic achievements in Community Property and Criminal Law courses. While in law school, Taylor held positions interning for the Office of the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney. She also worked at a local firm offering law services in family, criminal defense and estate planning.
Immediately prior to joining Herring Imming, Taylor worked at a boutique Santa Barbara law firm representing clients in divorce, legal separation, support, parentage and custody proceedings. She has represented family law clients across Santa Barbara County and also the broader Central Coast.
Community Involvement
Taylor currently serves as a Director on the Board of Directors for Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, Santa Barbara County Bar Association and the Santa Barbara County Unity Bar. She also volunteers for the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County High School Mock Trial.
Chief Financial Officer
Scott A. Jaske
Firm
Thyne Taylor Fox Howard, LLP
Education
BA – California State University, Bakersfield
JD – Santa Barbara College of Law
Experience & Practice Areas
Scott A. Jaske is an associate attorney at Thyne Taylor Fox Howard, LLP. His practice focuses on construction defect litigation, business disputes, contract matters, and real property law. Scott represents a broad range of clients including property owners, general contractors, and subcontractors in complex construction disputes. He also has a strong track record of resolving matters efficiently through mediation.
Scott has been practicing law for over four years and brings a practical, results-driven approach rooted in real-world experience. He began his legal career as a clerk and office assistant before advancing to the role of paralegal at Mark T. Coffin, PC. He was provisionally licensed in California under the State Bar’s temporary licensure program in 2020–2021 and became a fully licensed attorney in November 2021. He joined Thyne Taylor Fox Howard in March 2025.
Scott earned his J.D. from the Santa Barbara College of Law in 2020 and holds a B.A. in Political Science – Pre-Law from California State University, Bakersfield (2013). He is an active member of the Santa Barbara legal community, having served as President of the Santa Barbara Barristers and currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association. He has also contributed as co-editor of the Santa Barbara Lawyer magazine and as a member of the events committee.
Past President
Michelle Roberson
Firm
Sierra Property Group
Experience & Practice Areas
Michelle is a former complex civil litigator that now acts an advisor and legal consultant on select matters. She is the President/CEO of Sierra Property Group, Inc. that manages real estate assets from Carpinteria to Goleta where she acts as its inhouse counsel. She also is an officer in other companies including, but not limited to, Environmental-Safety Consultants that helps businesses get OSHA/EPA compliant.
In 2018, Michelle was originally appointed by City Council to the Santa Barbara Rental Housing Mediation Board where she serves as the Vice Chair providing mediation services to resolve rental housing disputes out of court. Prior to this, she was a board member of Santa Barbra Women Lawyers, Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Foundation, and her local PTA where she helped raised thousands for the public school her two daughters, Reese (10) and Elliot (6), attend. She provides various seminars and lectures on housing matters for both private and non-profit organizations in both English and Spanish, including the most recent workshop on Tenant Rights and Responsibilities at Housing Santa Barbara Day.
Michelle grew up in Los Angeles and earned her undergraduate degree in Business Economics and Law & Society with an emphasis in Criminal Justice from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she received the Alyce Marita Whitted Memorial Award in recognition of endurance, persistence, and courage in the face of extraordinary challenges while in pursuit of an academic degree. She attended Rutgers Law – Camden and litigated cases in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before returning to California to start her own practice.