Anne M. Schoepfle

Senior Shareholder
aschoepfle@sommerspc.com
toll free: 1-800-967-1234
phone: (248) 746-4021
fax: (248) 936-2155

Ms. Schoepfle is a senior shareholder at Sommers Schwartz. In addition, she is is also a registered nurse in the state of Michigan, which gives her a depth of valuable knowledge in medical malpractice cases.

Ms. Schoepfle is a member of the Executive Board for the Michigan Association for Justice.

Education:
- University of Toledo College of Law, Magna Cum Laude, JD
- Bowling Green State University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
- State Bar of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan

Honors and Awards:
- University of Toledo Law Review

Member:
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Access to Justice
- Michigan Access to Justice
   Executive Board Member since 1996
   Chairperson of Amicus Committee (2008 to present)
   Chairperson of Judicial Qualifications Committee (2004-2008)
- VP, Board of Trustees for Appletree Nursery School and Daycare, University of Toledo, 1987 to 1988

Speaking Engagements:
- September 2010: MI Judicial Conference at the Grand Amway in Grand Rapids MI.
  Topic: Updates in Medical Malpractice Law
- May 2010: Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar - Notices of Intent, new Rules
- October 2009: Northville/Novi American Association of University Women on "Being a Patient Advocate"
- May 2009: Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar - Update on NOI and AOM Requirements
- May 2008: Michigan Association for Justice Rapid Fire Seminar - Applying the Woodard Decision
- October 2005: MTLA Seminar - Special Instructions to the Affiant and the Notary after Apsey
- March 2002: MTLA Seminar - Moderator for Structure Settlement Seminar
- May 2001: MTLA Seminar - Deciding Whether to Represent a Plaintiff for a Claim of Sexual Abuse by a
Professional.

Publications:
- Schoepfle, Claims Against Health Care Professionals for Sexual Abuse, State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Lw Section Quarterly, Summer 2001, reprinted in American Trial lawyers Association Professional Negligence Section, Vol. 10, No 2, Winter 2002/2003
- Schoepfle, Getto, The Two- Tiered Cap on Noneconomic Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases: A Legislative "Solution" Creates Myriad Problems for the Courts, Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 78, No 6, pp. 556-62 (June 1999), reprinted in Michigan Defense Quarterly, Volume 17, No 1

Nursing Experience:
- St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI (1980 - 1986)
   Intensive Care Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
   Instructor for Advanced EKG Interpretation Classes, BCLS instructor
- Riverside Hospital, Toledo, Ohio (1978 - 1979)
   Intensive Care Nurse and Step-Down Unit Nurse