ACCEPTED
03-14-00500-CV
4571849
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
3/19/2015 5:08:04 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-14-00500-CV
FILED IN
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
3/19/2015 5:08:04 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN,
Appellant,
V.
BEVERLY KEARNEY,
Appellee.
Appeal from the 126th District Court of Travis County, Texas,
Trial Court Case No. D-1-GN-13-003908
MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
David J. Beck, Geoffrey A. Gannaway, Russell S. Post, Gretchen S. Sween
Christopher Cowan, and the law firm, Beck Redden LLP, respectfully move to
withdraw from representing Appellant, The University of Texas at Austin, in this
appeal. The motion should be granted for these reasons:
1. This Court’s docket sheet indicates that Appellant, The University of
Texas at Austin, is currently represented by the undersigned attorneys from Beck
Redden LLP.
1278.006/558325
2. The undersigned attorneys respectfully seek leave to withdraw from
representing Appellant, The University of Texas at Austin. See Tex. R. App. P.
6.5(d). The substitution of counsel will not result in any delay of these
proceedings. The substitute attorneys for Appellant, The University of Texas at
Austin will be:
Patton G. Lochridge
State Bar No. 12458500
plochridge@mcginnislaw.com
Richard D. Milvenan
State Bar No. 14171800
rmilvenan@mcginnislaw.com
Stephanie N. Duff-O’Bryan
State Bar No. 24087448
sduffobryan@mcginnislaw.com
MCGINNIS, LOCHRIDGE & KILGORE, LLP
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 495-6044
(512) 505-6344 (Fax)
PRAYER
3. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully
requests that this Court grant Appellant’s motion to withdraw, and that the docket
sheet accurately reflect Appellant, The University of Texas at Austin’s, new
counsel.
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Respectfully submitted,
BECK REDDEN LLP
By: /s/ Gretchen S. Sween
David J. Beck
State Bar No. 00000070
dbeck@beckredden.com
Russell S. Post
State Bar No. 00797258
rpost@beckredden.com
Geoff A. Gannaway
State Bar No. 24036617
ggannaway@beckredden.com
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77010
(713) 951-3700
(713) 951-3720 (Fax)
Gretchen S. Sween
State Bar No. 24041996
gsween@beckredden.com
Christopher R. Cowan
State Bar No. 24084975
ccowan@beckredden.com
515 Congress Avenue, Suite 1750
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 708-1000
(512) 708-1002 (Fax)
WITHDRAWING COUNSEL
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
My office conferred about the merits of the motion with counsel for appellee, who
do not oppose the requested relief.
/s/ Gretchen S. Sween
Gretchen S. Sween
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 19, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and
foregoing Motion was forwarded to all counsel of record by the Electronic Filing Service
Provider, Electronic Filing Service Provider, if registered, and by Certified and First
Class U.S. Mail, as follows:
Brendan K. McBride Jody R. Mask, Esq.
THE MCBRIDE LAW FIRM Ricardo A. Garcia, Esq.
425 Soledad, Suite 620 GARCIA & KARAM, L.L.P.
San Antonio, TX 78205 820 South Main
Email: brendan.mcbride@att.net McAllen, Texas 78501
Email: jody@gomlaw.com
Derek Howard, Esq.
Logan Howard, Esq.
HOWARD & KOBELAN
100 Congress, Suite 1720
Austin, Texas 78701
Email: dhoward@howardkobelan.com
Counsel for Appellee,
Beverly Kearney
Patricia C. "Patti" Ohlendorf, J.D.
Vice President for Legal Affairs
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Flawn Academic Center, Suite 438
Austin, Texas 78712
By C/M RR #7005 0390 0000 7492 6767
and First Class U.S. Mail
/s/ Gretchen S. Sween
Gretchen S. Sween
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