Personal Experience

Jennifer B. Anderson is an Attorney at Beus O’Connor McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm concentrating on High Stakes Litigation, Transactional Matters, Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death. Ms. Anderson is a member of the firm’s High Stakes Litigation and Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death practices.

Ms. Anderson is a litigator and appellate attorney who has written or co-authored briefs in more than 80 civil appeals during her three decades of practice. She is an experienced oral advocate who appears regularly before state and federal appellate courts. Ms. Anderson is often called upon to draft and respond to critical motions such as motions for summary judgment, motions in limine, and post-trial motions. She also assists trial teams with addressing legal issues, developing trial strategy, and preserving the record for appeal.

Before joining Beus O’Connor McGroder, Ms. Anderson practiced for six years at a large Phoenix defense firm where she honed her appellate skills. After earning her law degree cum laude from the University of Michigan, Ms. Anderson worked at prominent law firms in Phoenix and Las Vegas; taught legal research, writing, and advocacy at UNLV Law School; and clerked for a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Anderson is a member of the State Bar of Arizona Appellate Practice Section, chairs the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Appellate Advocacy Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest.

Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh, Ninth and D.C. Circuits
• United States District Court, Districts of Arizona and Nevada
• Arizona Supreme Court
• Nevada Supreme Court (Inactive)

Education

• Arizona State University, B.A. English, summa cum laude 1991
• University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude 1994
• Research & Development Editor, The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
• Book Award, Legal Research & Writing

Memberships & Activities

• American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (Chair, Appellate Advocacy Committee)
• State Bar of Arizona (Member, Appellate Practice Section)
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association

Publications

• Co-author, Recent Developments in Appellate Advocacy, 49 TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE LAW
  JOURNAL 53 (2013)
• Co-author, Recent Developments in Appellate Advocacy, 46 TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE LAW
  JOURNAL 195 (2011)
• Co-author, Recent Developments in Appellate Advocacy, 45 TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE LAW
  JOURNAL 179 (2010)
• Co-author, Making Equal Justice a Reality Through Pro Bono Representation, COMMUNIQUÉ, Sept. 2008, at 44
• Lead author, State and National Trends in Appellate Practice, COMMUNIQUÉ, March 2008, at 12
• Co-author, The Lawyering Process Program: Building Confidence and Competence, NEVADA LAWYER, Dec.
  2001, at 15

Presentations

Community & Philanthropy

• Board Member, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest