Top Rated Insurance Coverage Attorney in Phoenix, AZ

Honors/Awards

• Ones to Watch, 2021-2022, Best Lawyers in America
• Member, 2019, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
• Associate Fellow , Litigation Council of America
• Rated AV Preeminent , Martindale-Hubbell
• TIPS Leadership Academy 2018-2019, American Bar Association
• Recognition of Excellence as Associate Fellow, Litigation Council of America

Bar/Professional Activity

• ABA TIPS Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee and ABA Tips Revenue Enhancement Standing Committee
• Membership Vice Chair: Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2021
• Diversity Vice Chair: Property Insurance Committee, 2021
• Vice Chair: Self-Insurers and Risk Managers Committee, 2021
• Member: Revenue Enhancement Standing Committee, 2021
• Member: Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee, 2021
• Editor: TortSource Editorial Board, 2021
• Faculty member for Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Commercial and General Liability 2021 Bootcamp
• Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Law Institute, Member, 2019
• American Bar Association TIPS Vice Chair Self-Insurers and Risk Managers General Committee 2019-2020
• American Bar Association TIPS Vice Chair Property Insurance Law Committee 2019-2020
• AADC, "Women in the Law Liaison", 2019-2020
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Member, 2019
• ABA Tort Trip & Insurance Practice, Member
• Litigation Counsel of America, Diversity Law Institute, Member, 2019
• ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Service Project Coordinator, 2017-Present
• ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Mid-Year Planning Committee, 2015-Present
• Defense Research Institute, Member, Blog Contributor, 2011-2016
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyeision Executive Board Member, 2011-2017
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Board Member, 2017- Present
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Mid-Year Toolbox Co-Coordinator, 2017-Present
• American Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Division
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers' Division, Vice President, 2015, 2016
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Judicial Selection Committee, 2017-Present
• ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Member 2015- Present
• ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Mid-Year Dine-Around Coordinator, 2015-Present
• ABA TIPS, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Vice Chair 2017-Present
• Ladder Down: A Women’s Leadership Program
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers’ Division, President, 2016-2017

Pro bono/Community Service

• Arizona State University Mentor Network, Mentor 
• Gabriel's Angels, Vice-Chair, 2020
• Gabriel's Angels, Board of Directors, 2019
• Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, We the People, Judge
• Wills for Heros

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Ms. Pepe is proud to have been chosen as a participant in the inaugural class of the AADC’s “Ladder Down” program focused on honing leadership, business development, and mentoring skills for women lawyers.

Educational Background

• Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, B.S. Finance, Magna Cum Laude; Arizona State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Women and Gender Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 2008

Scholarly Lectures/Writings

• Nevada Supreme Court Adopts Majority Rule Requiring Prejudice Before Denying Untimely-Noticed Claims, DRI Today, Featured Article, Defense Research Institute, 2011
• Is the Duty to Defend Always Broader Than the Duty to Indemnify?, DRI Today Blog, Defense Research Institute, 2011
• CLM State Claims Resource Guide: Arizona, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, 2013
• Researvation of Rights Compendium for DRI's Insurance Law Compendium, Defense Research Institute, 2014
• Coverage For Directors' Alleged Theft Of Client Funds Precluded By Scottsdale Insurance Co.'s Professional Services Exclusion, FDCC Hot Cases, The Federation Of Defense & Corporate Counsel, 2015
• Coverage Basics for Defense Attorneys, Fall Litigation Basics CLE, Arizona Association Of Defense Counsel, YLD, 2015
• Coverage Attorneys as Accomplices in Bad Faith, Moderator, Mid-Year Meeting, ABA TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 2016
• Millennials in the Workplace: The Integration of Generations, Speaker, NALS, 2016
• Arizona Court of Appeals Confirms “Subcontractor Exception” to “Your Work” Exclusion Does Not Apply to Additional Insured General Contractor Seeking Coverage For Defective Work of Named Insured Subcontractor, Co-Author, www.jaburgwilk.com/news-publications/az-confirms-subcontractor-exception
• To “prove” compliance with the contracts or leases requiring additional insurance coverage, the parties will often rely upon a “Certificate of Insurance.”, Illusion of Insurance Coverage, JaburgWilk.com
• Commercial contracts often require the party with less bargaining power to procure insurance for the party with more bargaining power as a way to shift risk and potential liability. General Contractors often require a Subcontractor's policy to name the General Contractor as an "Additional Insured.", Compliance with Contractual Provisions to Procure Insurance: The Illusion of Coverage Provided by Certificates of Insurance, JaburgWilk.com
• The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld summary judgment granted to an insurer because, under the Policy’s definition of “occurrence” as an “accident,” a single event caused by several independent acts constitutes a single occurrence., Arizona Court of Appeals Holds Multiple Negligent Acts Constitute a Single Occurrence Under CGL Policy, JaburgWilk.com

Industry Groups

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
• Insurance Coverage
• White Collar Criminal Defense