Sarah E. Epperson
Associate
Ms. Epperson focuses her practice on the areas of civil and commercial litigation, along with estate administration, probate litigation, and other contested estate matters.
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- P 602.262.5860
- F 602.495.2604
- sepperson@jsslaw.com
- Phoenix, AZ
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Estate Administration
- Contested Estate Matters
J.D., University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (2013)
B.A., Political Science, University of Arizona (2006)
- summa cum laude
Biography
Ms. Epperson focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, along with estate administration, probate litigation, and other contested estate matters. She also has experience in the areas of personal injury, condemnation proceedings, and civil appeals.
During law school, Ms. Epperson served as Senior Research Editor of the Arizona Law Review, was selected as an Ares Fellow in Civil Procedure, worked with the Arizona Attorney General’s Civil Rights Division, acted as Project Manager for the American Law Institute’s revision and publication of the Concise Restatement of Torts 3d., volunteered with the Volunteer Lawyer’s Program, and enjoyed membership in the Arizona Law Women’s Association and Business Law Society. After earning her law degree in 2013, Ms. Epperson served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Virginia C. Kelly of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division II. She then practiced as a civil and commercial litigator in Tucson and Phoenix before joining Jennings Strouss in 2018.
Admissions
Admitted to Practice
- Arizona
Court Admission
- Arizona Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Media and Presentations
Articles
- Author, “Tips for Crafting Motions in Limine: The Good, the Bad, and the Underrated,” Quarterly Newsletter, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Trial Practice (February 2019)
Memberships
State Bar of Arizona
Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA)
- Member (2016 – 2020)
- Member, Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Section
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC)
- Member (2016 – 2020)
- Young Lawyers’ Division Chair of Continuing Legal Education (2019 – 2020)
Arizona Women Lawyers Association (AWLA)
FDCC Ladder Down (Class of 2019)
Community Involvement
Volunteer Lawyer’s Program (2011 – 2012)
City of Phoenix Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
- District 8 Commissioner (2019 – 2020)
Honors and Awards
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch© in the categories of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2021)
- Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars® in the category of Estate Planning & Probate (2021)
- Listed, Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars® in the category of Business Litigation (2020)
