Micalann C. Pepe

Top rated Insurance Coverage attorney in Phoenix, Arizona

Jaburg Wilk Law Firm
Micalann C. Pepe
Jaburg Wilk Law Firm

Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation; view more

Licensed in Arizona since: 2011

Education: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2021, 2023

Jaburg Wilk Law Firm

1850 N. Central Ave
Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-248-1000 Email: Micalann C. Pepe Visit website

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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. 

Practice areas

Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate

First Admitted: 2011, Arizona

Professional Webpage: http://www.jaburgwilk.com/our-people/micalann-c-pepe

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Membership Development Committee, Vice Chair, 2023
  • American Bar Association TIPS ICLC, Chair, 2023
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Insurance Industry Institute Co-Chair, 2023
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Insurance Coverage Section, Vice Chair, 2023
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Projects and Objectives Committee, Vice Chair, 2023
  • 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
Honors/Awards:
  • Ones to Watch, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Best Lawyers in America
  • Phoenix Magazine - Top Lawyer, Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith, 2022, Phoenix Magazine
  • 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
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
White Papers:
  • We have all heard the saying “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it,” but how does someone ensure they don't ruin an organization's reputation? By endeavoring to live up to the reputation already built by those who came before., The Way to Gain a Good Reputation
  • We communicate with one another - and clients, opposing counsel, and the general public - every day, in some way, shape or form, so we should care about being good at it!, The Delicate Balance of Constructive Communication
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
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.
Industry Groups:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
  • Insurance Coverage
  • White Collar Criminal Defense

Office location for Micalann C. Pepe

1850 N. Central Ave
Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004

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