Gramercy Advisor LLC, Gramercy Asset Management LLC, Gramercy Local Markets Recovery Fund LLC and Gramercy Financial Services LLC v. R. K. Lowery, Jr. L-Falling Creek LLC, Russell A. Chabaud, R-Rac Wimbledon, LLC, John P. Moffitt, J-Jason LLC, Russell A. Chabaud, Trustee of the Russell G. Chabaud 1999 Investment Trust, R- Russell Wimbledon, LLC
FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
12/29/2014 10:35:32 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
EXHIBIT 1
NO.Ol-14-00904-CV
IN THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
GRAMERCY ADVISORS LLC, ET AL, Appellants
vs.
R.K. LOWRY, JR., ET AL., Appellees.
Interlocutory Appeal from the so" Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas
Cause No. 2008-74262
DANIEL M. HIBSHOOSH'S MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
TO THE HONORABLE mDGE OF SAID COURT:
I, Daniel M. Hibshoosh, file this Motion For Admission Pro Hac Vice before
this Court, under the authority of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of
Texas, Rule XIX.
I. FACTS
1. I am associated with David C. Mattka, who will personally participate
in the trial of this case. David C. Mattka is a practicing attorney and a member of
the State Bar of Texas. His State Bar of Texas card number is 13231500 and his
office address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address are:
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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., Frost Bank Tower, 401 Congress Avenue, Suite
3050, Austin, Texas 78701; 512-391-6100; 512-391-6149; and
dmattka@munsch.com.
2. The cases and causes in which I have appeared or sought leave to
appear in Texas courts in the last two years are: Cause No. 2008-74262, the
underlying case for the appeal now before this Court.
3. I am licensed to practice law in the following jurisdictions: the Bar of
the State of New York (2004); the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York (2004); the United States Tax Court (2013); and the United
States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2012). I am in good standing in
each of those jurisdictions.
4. I have not been the subject of disciplinary action in the last five years
by the bar or courts of any jurisdiction in which I have been licensed, and no
discipline has ever been imposed against me in any jurisdiction.
5. I have not been denied admission to the courts of any state or to any
federal court in the preceding five years.
6. I am familiar with the State Bar Act, the State Bar Rules, and the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct governing conduct of members
of the State Bar of Texas. I will at all times abide by and comply with those rules,
and I have not withdrawn as counsel from the proceeding.
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7. My office address, telephone number, and facsimile number are:
Daniel M. Hibshoosh
O'Shea Partners LLP
521 Fifth Avenue, zs" Floor
New York, New York 10175
Tel.: (212) 682-4426
Fax: (212) 682-4437
8. The Non-Resident Acknowledgement Letter dated December 10,
2014, from the Board of Law Examiners is attached to this Motion as Exhibit A.
II. PRAYER
9. For these reasons, I ask this Court to grant my Motion For Admission
Pro Hac Vice and allow me to appear before this Court until the conclusion of this
case.
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Dated: December 15,2014
Respectfully submitted,
O'SH~R~:LP
By: ~
Daniel M. Hibshoosh
521 Fifth Avenue, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10175
Email: dhibshoosh@osheapartners.com
(212) 682-4426 (telephone)
(212) 682-4437 (facsimile)
MUNSCH HARDT KOPF & HARR, P.C.
BY:~-
David C. Mattka (TSB No. 13231500)
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 3050
Austin, Texas 78701
Email: dmattka@munsch.com
(512) 391-6100 (telephone)
(512) 391-6149 (facsimile)
Attorneys for Appellants Gramercy Advisors
LLC, Gramercy Asset Management LLC,
Gramercy Local Markets Recovery Fund
LLe, Gramercy Financial Services LLC
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VERIFICATION
STATE OF NEW YORK§
§
NEW YORK COUNTY §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned notary, on this day personally appeared
Daniel M. Hibshoosh, who being by me first duly sworn, upon his oath stated that
the Motion For Admission Pro Hac Vice was made based on his personal
knowledge and that the facts contained therein are true and correct.
FURTHER AFFIANT SA YETH NAUGHT.
Signed this 15th day of December 2014.
Daniel M. Hibshoosh
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, the
this 15th day of December 2014.
Notary Public - State of New York
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
As required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.3 and 9.5, I certify that
I have served this document on all parties, which are listed below, on December
1/L, 2014 as follows:
David R. Deary via e-filing and email
davidd@lfdlaw.com
W. Ralph Canada, Jr.
ralphc@lfdlaw.com
Wilson Wray
wilsonw@lfdlaw.com
Tyler Simpson
tylers@lfdlaw.com
Lowsinsohn Flegel Deary, LLP
12377 Merit Drive, Suite 900
Dallas, Texas 75251
David C. Mattka
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EXHIBIT A
12-10-2014 04:12pm From- T-614 P.001/001 F-145
Board of Law Examiners
Apponned by the Supreme Court oft I!JQlJl
Nan-Resident Acknowledgment Letter
December 1O~2014
DANIEL M HlBSHOOSH
O'SHEA PARTNERS LLP
521 5TH AVENUE 25TH FL.
NEW YORK NY 10175-
Application Received: 12/9114
Cause/Texas Court of Record: Ol-14-00904-CV FIRST COURT Ol~APPEALS
FROM: Angus Tilney, Licensure Analyst. 512-463-5409
This letter acknowledges receipt of your Application for Pro Hac Vice admission and serves as
your Proof of Payment of Fee.
Filing the Application for Pro Hac Vice Admission and fee is the mandatory first step in your
request for permission to participate in proceedings in a Texas Court. The next step is to file a
sworn motion, in compliance with Rule XIX of the current Rules Governing Admission to the.
Bar of Texas, in the Texas Court in which you request to participate, which must be
accompanied by this acknowledgment letter. The decision to grant or deny your application is
ultimately made by the Texas Court in which you request to participate.
Majljns Addrs;S$ Street Address
PQS~Office ao>: 134S6 ".I.p~on.: 5 12-46l·16~1 F.cslmil~:511-463-5300 W.b5i'.: w_.bl.,$l~'.,IX."' 2.01 Wes~ 14th ScrCCI, 5th FI or
Austin, TelCltS7871 hHS6 Austin, Texas 78701