Law, 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 nearly 30 years of practice. Before joining the firm, Ms. Voepel was a partner in the appellate department at a large Phoenix defense firm, where she practiced for 17 years handling appeals, assisting trial attorneys with critical motions, providing appellate guidance from the pleading stage through the trial and post-trial stages, and serving as editor of the firm’s news magazine. Before that, Ms. Voepel practiced at a premier criminal defense firm representing clients in appeals and trials, many in high-profile cases.
After earning her J.D. with distinction, Ms. Voepel served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Thomas Zlaket of the Arizona Supreme Court, and the Honorable Cecil Patterson of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.
Ms. Voepel is a member of the Arizona State Bar Appellate Practice Section, served on the Maricopa Chapter Steering Committee for the Arizona Women Lawyer’s 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 written many articles on appellate advocacy and other legal topics in a variety of publications.
