Frances Plunkett is an Associate in the Corporate Practice Group of Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP.
Ms. Plunkett’s practice focuses on local government finance transactions and the representation of corporate trustees in initial bond issuance as well as post-default matters. Ms. Plunkett also concentrates on corporate transactions and the preparation of agreements and contracts relating to the management and operation of business entities for both domestic and international clients.
Ms. Plunkett was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia, where she received her A.B.J. in Public Relations from the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, her B.A. in History from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and her J.D. from the School of Law.
While in law school, Ms. Plunkett competed on the moot court team, winning first place and earning the Best Brief Award at the 2019 Georgia Intrastate Moot Court Competition. She was published in the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and served on the Journal’s Managing Board as a Notes Editor. Ms. Plunkett also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable J. Randall Hall, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, and spent time in The Hague, Netherlands, as a legal intern for a non-profit organization focused on international law and human rights.