Background
Hiepler, Michelle R. was born on October 9, 1963 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States.
Hiepler, Michelle R. was born on October 9, 1963 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States.
University of Colorado (Bachelor of Science, Journalism, cum laude, 1986). Pepperdine University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1989).
Worked at Law Offices of Hiepler & Hiepler (Oxnard, California) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice. Bad Faith Insurance Practices, health maintenance organization and Healthcare, Personal Injury, Construction and Employment Law, Medical Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1989, California, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1993, Colorado.
Member, Moot Court.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards. Editor, Pepperdine Law Review, 1988-1989.
Author: "California Supreme Court Survey," 15 Pepperdine Law Review, 1989.
Associate General Counsel, Pepperdine University. Member: Los Angeles County, Colorado and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
National Association of College and University Attorneys.
Hiepler & Hiepler assists clients in obtaining medical treatments which are wrongfully denied by their HMOs and insurance companies. Mark Hiepler"s work as a patient advocate has been showcased in three successful verdicts of Fox V. Healthnet 89.3 million (The largest verdict for bad faith denial of medical care in United States. history).
Ching v. Gaines 3 Million (The largest verdict for medical malpractice in history of Ventura County).
And deMeurers v. Healthnet 1.4 million (The largest published arbitration verdict for denial of healthcare in United States. history). All of these verdicts have received national attention for their impact on the medical-health maintenance organization industry.
In addition to health care and bad faith insurance practices, Mr. Hiepler"s trial work extends into the areas of personal injury, construction defect, employment and contract.
Member, Moot Court.