Ms. Punkett has practiced in SGR’s Public Finance group since 2020. Ms. Plunkett’s public finance practice focuses ontraditional local government finance, local government financial incentives and tax reduction bonds, and the representation of corporate trustees in initial bond issuance as well as post-issuance matters. In her corporate practice, Ms. Plunkett represents domestic and international clients in a variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, cross-border commercial transactions, and general corporate representation.

Ms. Plunkett is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Local Government and Business Law Sections of the State Bar of Georgia.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Ms. Plunkett 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. She spent time in The Hague, Netherlands, as a legal intern for a non-profit organization focused on international law.