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Blank Rome Welcomes Litigation Associate in Los Angeles

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Nicole Bartz Metral has joined the Firm as an associate in the Litigation group, which recently welcomed associate Jacob W.E. Kearney in the New York office. Nicole is based in Blank Rome’s Los Angeles office, which has experienced significant growth this year with the notable additions of a leading insurance recovery team and prominent family law team, as well as numerous partners and associates across multiple practice areas.

Nicole joins Blank Rome from Plante Lebovic LLP. She concentrates her practice on a wide range of complex litigation matters involving general liability, breach of contract, class actions, fraud, negligence, and business torts. She has also handled civil litigation cases involving multimillion-dollar damage claims against real estate developers, home builders, and general contractors.

Admitted to practice in California, Nicole earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Santa Clara University School of Law and her B.A. in Sport Management from the University of Michigan.