Wabel Moussly

Professional Overview

Wabel Moussly is an experienced litigator who works with clients to obtain the best available result both in and out of court. He handles all manner of commercial and business litigation and has managed cases from pre-litigation negotiations through the appellate process in both state and federal courts. Wabel also has a background in healthcare, complex tort, and government entity liability matters.

Wabel earned his law degree at Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and he clerked for the Federal Trade Commission and for the Special Investigations Unit of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. He also served on the Mock Trial and Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition Boards and competed in three national mock trial competitions.

Before law school, Wabel earned his degree in business management from California State University, Northridge, where he first discovered his affinity for resolving contractual and business disputes.

Representative Matters

• Served as third chair in a jury trial representing a plaintiff modular construction company on claims of tortious interference, professional negligence, and breach of contract against a design professional, resulting in a jury verdict in favor of the client of $1.27 million and a subsequent post-trial award of attorneys’ fees of $1.046 million.
• Supported the trial team in obtaining a jury verdict of $1.875 million in favor of a general contractor against a school district, and in defeating two post-trial motions for attorneys’ fees seeking $3.23 million and $944,751.
• Defeated a lawsuit by an equipment supplier against a general contractor and a public owner on a stop payment notice claim at the demurrer stage, successfully arguing that an equipment seller is not within the class of claimants entitled to stop payment notice rights.
• Assisted a general contractor in preparing for a responsibility hearing administered by a public entity in connection with a public construction project bid award.