Lori L. Voepel is an Appellate Attorney at Beus O’Connor McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm concentrating on High Stakes Litigation and Plaintiffs' Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death. Ms. Voepel is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death, and Appeals practice. Ms. Voepel is an experienced appellate lawyer who has handled nearly 400 appeals in virtually every area of law during her 32 years of practice. In addition to the Arizona State Bar, Ms. Voepel is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Arizona Supreme Court.
Ms. Voepel is AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has received numerous distinctions, including The Best Lawyers in America©, Appellate Practice (2018 to present), The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Arizona (Civil Plaintiff) (2024-present), Litigation Counsel of America with an Order of Certus distinction for appellate lawyers (2024-present), Phoenix Magazine Top Lawyer (2022-2024), Southwest Super Lawyers (2015 to present), and Arizona’s Finest Lawyers. Ms. Voepel also received the Tom Karas Criminal Justice Award (2022) from the Arizona State Bar (2022), and the Jack Williams Appellate Achievement Award (2015) from the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, for her outstanding appellate work in a capital case, which resulted in reversal of her client's conviction and sentence, followed by dismissal of her case with prejudice.
Ms. Voepel is a member of the Arizona State Bar Appellate Practice Section, served on the Maricopa Chapter Steering Committee for the Arizona Women Lawyers Association for 18 years, and was a longtime board member of A New Leaf Organization and Faith House Domestic Violence Agencies. She has presented at numerous seminars on appellate advocacy and has written articles on appellate practice and trends in the law.
