Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin Adds Local Government Defense Associate in Dallas

DALLAS, TX, June 05, 2013 (Press-News.org) The Dallas law firm Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C., is pleased to announce that Nichole M. Plagens has joined the firm as an associate as a member of its Local Government Defense Law practice.

"Nichole is a very talented young attorney and we are very pleased to have her join our firm," says Tom Brandt, a director and head of the firm's Local Government Defense Law and Employment Law practice groups.

In addition to local government law, Ms. Plagens' practice focuses on school law, labor and employment law, and litigation.

A former intern with the U.S. Attorney's office and U.S. District Court Judges Jorge Solis and Reed O'Connor, Ms. Plagens earned her law degree from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2012. She was a member of the SMU Law Review, served on the Board of Advocates and frequently participated in trial advocacy competitions. She earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in political philosophy from the University of Dallas in 2007. She studied international human rights as part of the 2007 Oxford University Summer Program at University College, Oxford, England.

Celebrating more than 50 years of service, Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C. is a Dallas-based law firm serving clients inside and outside the insurance industry, with legal expertise in areas that include contract disputes, labor and employment, governmental entities, construction, business and commercial disputes, professional liability, premises liability, motor vehicle and trucking accidents, products liability, toxic tort, school issues, appellate law, arbitration, and estate planning. More information on the firm is available at http://www.fhmbk.com.

For more information on Nichole Plagens and Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C., please contact Rhonda Reddick at 800-559-4534 or rhonda@androvett.com.