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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P.

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Southwest Tower, 211 East Seventh Street, Suite 600, Austin, Texas 78701

Established: 1998

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Law
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Bad Faith
  • Insurance Defense
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Examinations Under Oath
  • Tort Litigation

About Us

Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P. formed in February, 1998. Our practice includes insurance coverage and insurance "bad faith" litigation and workers' compensation matters, as well as general commercial litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels throughout the state. Although Hanna & Plaut is a full-service law firm, our primary focus is insurance. At Hanna & Plaut we believe an important component of our success is in our responsiveness to the questions and concerns of our clients. Hanna & Plaut's attorneys are well-versed in all areas of insurance coverage and provide coverage opinions for all different types of policies. Hanna & Plaut also provides advice at the claims handling level as well as aggressive defense in litigation. Hanna & Plaut provides seminars on various coverage and claims handling issues as a service to its clients.

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Personnel Information

Partners


Catherine L. Hanna

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • California, 1988
  • Texas, 1991
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, 1991
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1999
Memberships:
  • American and Travis County Bar Associations
  • State Bars of California and Texas
  • Travis County Women Lawyers Association
  • Austin Young Lawyers Association
  • Texas Bar Foundation
Education:
  • Texas Tech University, B.A., 1984
  • Stanford University, J.D., 1988

Born: 1963

David L. Plaut

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1990
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Travis County Bar Association
Education:
  • Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (with honors), 1985
  • The University of Texas, J.D., 1989

Born: 1963

Robert F. Josey

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1996
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
Certifications:
  • Board Certified, Workers' Compensation Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Education:
  • Baylor University, B.A., 1995
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1995

Born: 1969

Associates


Jeff Glass

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1985
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
Education:
  • Abilene Christian University, B.A. (with highest honors), 1980
  • The University of Texas, J.D. (with honors), 1984

Born: 1958

Sheila S. Tan

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2012
Education:
  • Boston University, B.A., 2007
  • Baylor Law School, J.D., 2012

Born: 1985

Lauren L. Burgess

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Memberships:
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Travis County Women Lawyers Association
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • The University of Tennessee Knoxville, B.A. (summa cum laude), 2008
  • Baylor Law School, J.D., 2012
Language:
  • French

Karla Y. Huertas

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2013
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
Education:
  • Florida International University, B.A., 2006
  • University of Miami, J.D., 2011

Born: 1984

Erin K. Holmes

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2004
Additional Biographical Details:

Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star (2014, 2017)

Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association
Education:
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., 1998
  • University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2002

Born: 1977

Ana P. Navarrete

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2018
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
  • Austin Bar Association
  • Austin Young Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Texas Tech University, B.A., 2015
  • Texas Tech University, M.B.A., 2018
  • Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 2018

Born: 1992

Of Counsel


Eric S. Peabody

Austin, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1994
  • U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Travis County Bar Association
Education:
  • Eastern Michigan University, B.A. (cum laude), 1985
  • The University of Texas, J.D. (with honors), 1993
Language:
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Spanish

Born: 1961

Service Areas

Houston, Texas, USA 162 miles

San Antonio, Texas, USA 79 miles

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