Micalann C. Pepe

Micalann C. Pepe


Jaburg Wilk PC

Recognized since 2021

Phoenix, Arizona

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

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Micalann C. Pepe primarily practices in the areas of insurance coverage and bad-faith litigation. Her diverse practice also includes commercial and civil litigation. Before joining Jaburg Wilk, she successfully first-chaired multiple bench and jury trials with the City of Phoenix Prosecutor’s Office through a law student Rule 38(d) program.

She has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Southwest Super Lawyers beginning in 2015, and was selected as an inaugural member of the Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch in 2020 and has been named continuously since then. Micalann was also named as Litigation Counsel Associate Fellow and was selected to American Bar Association TIPS Leadership Academy for 2018-2019.

Micalann grew up in small-town South Dakota where she enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing with her Grandpa, and learning the long-standing work ethic that the Mid-West is known for. She moved to Arizona to pursue dual degrees at Arizona State University, ultimately graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in Women and Gender Studies and a B.S. in Finance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU. She continued her education at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, graduating cum laude.

She is the Insurance Industry Institute Co-Chair, Projects and Objectives Vice Chair, Insurance Coverage Committee Vice Chair, and on the Admissions Committee for the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. Micalann holds leadership positions in ABA TIPS, and currently serves as Chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. Micalann is Immediate Past President of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Additionally, she is on the Executive Board of the Arizona non-profit, Gabriel’s Angels. Micalann was also recently elected to membership for the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.

Micalann is a co-author and contributor to publications focusing on developments in insurance law for the Defense Research Institute, The Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, ABA TIPS, and other professional groups. Micalann was chosen as a participant in the inaugural class of the AADC’s “Ladder Down program which focused on honing leadership, business development, and mentoring skills for women lawyers.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
Bar Admissions
  • Arizona, 2011
Affiliations
  • AADC, "Women in the Law Liaison", 2019-2020 - Member
  • ABA TIPS Diversity and Inslusion Standing Committee and ABA Tips Revenue Enhancement Standing - Committee Member
  • ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2015- Present - Member
  • ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2015-Present - Mid-Year Dine-Around Coordinator
  • ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2015-Present - Mid-Year Planning Committee
  • ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2017-Present - Mid-Year Toolbox Co-Coordinator
  • ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2017-Present - Vice Chair
  • ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2017-Present - Service Project Coordinator
  • ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice - Member
  • American Bar Association TIPS Vice Chair Property Insurance Law, 2019-2020 - Committee Member
  • American Bar Association TIPS Vice Chair Self-Insurers and Risk Managers 2019-2020 - General Committee Member
  • American Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Division - Member
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 2017- Present - Board Member
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 2017-Present - Judicial Selection Committee
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers’ Division, 2011-2017 - Executive Board Member,
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers’ Division, 2016-2017 - President
  • Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers’ Division, 2015-2016 - Vice President
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2019 - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Diversity Law Institute, 2019 - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Law Institute, 2019 - Member
  • Maricopa County Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Arizona
  • 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Jaburg Wilk PC
Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

15 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
Awards:
  • Phoenix Magazine - Top Lawyer, Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith, 2022

  • Best Lawyers in America,Ones to Watch, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2019
  • American Bar Association TIPS Leadership Academy 2018-2019
  • Southwest Super Lawyer, Rising Star 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • Martindale-Hubbell, Rated AV Preeminent
  • Named Associate Fellow of Litigation Council of America
  • Recognition of Excellence as Litigation Council of America, Associate Fellow
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance

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