Lori L. Voepel is an attorney at Beus O’Connor McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm concentrating on high stakes and complex litigation. Ms. Voepel is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death and Appellate practices.

Ms. Voepel is an experienced appellate lawyer who has handled nearly 400 appeals in virtually every area of law during her 30 plus 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 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 many articles on appellate advocacy and other legal topics in a variety of publications.

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits
• United States District Court, District of Arizona
• Arizona Supreme Court

Education

• University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude 1993, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers, Fegtly Moot Court National Team and awards for outstanding appellate advocacy
• Northern Arizona University, B.S., summa cum laude 1990, Distinguished Senior Award, competitive debate awards

Professional Distinctions

• Tom Karas Criminal Justice Award, Arizona State Bar (2022)
• Jack Williams Appellate Achievement Award, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (2015)
• The Best Lawyers in America®, Appellate Practice (2018-present)
• Phoenix Magazine Top Lawyers, Appellate Practice (2022-present)
• National Trial Lawyers, Civil Plaintiff, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Arizona (2024-present)
• Litigation Counsel of America, Order of Certus distinction (appellate lawyers) (2024-present)
• Southwest Super Lawyers (2015-present)
• AV® Preeminent™ Rated on Martindale Hubbell
• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
• 2023 Inn Member Citizen of the Year, TOPs Award, Horace Rumpole Inn of Court

Memberships & Activities

• State Bar of Arizona Appellate Practice Section (2000-present)
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association (1993-present), Steering Committee (2003-20022); Executive Committee (2006-2010); State Board (2004-2007); Membership Chair (2003-2005)
• Horace Rumpole Inn of Court (2005-present), Executive Committee (2019-2022)
• Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (2024-present)
• Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (2020-present)
• Editor, JS&H Reporter (2007-2022)
• AADC Ladder Down Program Member (2013)
• Defense Research Institute (2013-2022)
• Arizona Supreme Court Criminal Rules Committee, Rules 8 & 15 (2001-2003)
• Numerous appellate panels and presentations (1996-present)
• A New Leaf Organization (formerly PREHAB of Arizona), Board of Directors (2000 to 2013); Co-chair, Government Affairs Committee (2002 to 2010); Secretary (2004-2005)
• Faith House Domestic Violence Agencies, Board of Directors (1998-2000)

Representative Cases

• State v. Traverso, — P.3d —- 2025 WL 2699486 (Ariz. 2025)
• Fidelity Nat. Title Ins. Co. v. Osborn III Partners, LLC, 483 P.3d 237 (Ariz. App. 2021)
• Angulo-Murrieta v. City of Yuma, et al., 484 P.3d 665 (Ariz. App. 2021)
• France v. Indus. Comm’n of Ariz., 481 P.3d 1162 (Ariz. 2021)
• Hamberlin v. State (Ariz. Game and Fish Dept.), 465 P.3d 521 (Ariz. App. 2020)
• Jackson v. Eagle KMC L.L.C., 431 P.3d 1197 (Ariz. 2019)
• Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Leija, 422 P.3d 1033 (Ariz. 2018)
• In Re Twelve Grand Jury Subpoenas, 908 F.3d 525 (9th Cir. 2018)
• Soto v. Sacco, 398 P.3d 90 (Ariz. 2017)
• Boruch v. State ex rel. Halikowski, 399 P.3d 686 (Ariz. App. 2017)
• Fidelity Nat. Title Ins. Co. v. Centerpoint Mech. Lien Claims, LLC, 357 P.3d 170 (Ariz. App. 2015), as amended (Dec. 30, 2016)
• Watts v. Medicis, 365 P.2d 944 (Ariz. 2016)
• Milke v. Mroz, 339 P.3d 659 (Ariz. App. 2014)
• Milke v. Ryan, 711 F.3d 998 (9th Cir. 2013)
• Yanni v. Tucker Plumbing, Inc., 312 P.3d 1130 (Ariz. App. 2013)
• Santee v. Mesa Airlines, 270 P.3d 915 (Ariz. App. 2012)
• Indep. Redistricting Comm’n v. Brewer, 275 P.3d 1267 (Ariz. 2012)
• The Best Choice Fund, LLC v. Low & Childers, 269 P.3d 678 (Ariz. App. 2011)
• Phoenix Children’s Hospital v. Grant, 265 P.3d 417 (Ariz. App. 2011)
• Bank One Corp. v. Indus. Comm’n of Arizona, 244 P.3d 571 (Ariz. App. 2010)
• Backus v. State, 203 P.3d 499 (Ariz. 2009)
• Seidman v. Seidman, 215 P.3d 382 (Ariz. App. 2009)
• Lee v. State, 182 P.3d 1169 (Ariz. 2008)
• Parra v. Indus. Comm’n of Arizona, 141 P.3d 745 (Ariz. App. 2006)

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