John Reed, Jr. v. Farmers Insurance Group

ACCEPTED 03-14-00485-CV 4400284 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/6/2015 12:44:45 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-14-00485-CV FILED IN IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/6/2015 12:44:45 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE JOHN REED, JR., Appellant Clerk v. FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP, Appellee On Appeal from Cause No. 259,941-C In the 169th District Court of Bell County, Texas NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND DESIGNATION OF LEAD APPELLATE COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP Levon G. Hovnatanian State Bar No. 10059825 hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com Christopher W. Martin State Bar No. 13057620 martin@mdjwlaw.com Kevin G. Cain State Bar No. 24012371 cain@mdjwlaw.com MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P. 808 Travis, 20th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 632-1700 – Telephone (713) 222-0101 – Facsimile Michael J. Watson State Bar No. 24008246 watson@mdjwlaw.com MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P. 16000 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800 Dallas, Texas 75248 (214) 420-5500 – Telephone (214) 420-5501 – Facsimile TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Comes now the appellee—Farmers Insurance Group—and files this Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel. The appellee hereby designates the following individual as its lead appellate counsel: Levon G. Hovnatanian hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com State Bar No. 10050925 MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P. 808 Travis, 20th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 632-1700—Telephone (713) 222-0101—Facsimile Christopher W. Martin, Kevin G. Cain, and Michael Watson, whose State Bar numbers and contact information appear in the signature blocks below, also represent the appellee in this appeal. In conclusion, Farmers Insurance Group respectfully asks the Court to accept this Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel and consider Mr. Hovnatanian as its lead appellate counsel. 1 Respectfully submitted, MARTIN, DISIERE, JEFFERSON & WISDOM, L.L.P. By: /s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian Levon G. Hovnatanian State Bar No. 10059825 hovnatanian@mdjwlaw.com By: /s/ Christopher W. Martin Christopher W. Martin State Bar No. 13057620 martin@mdjwlaw.com By: /s/ Kevin G. Cain Kevin G. Cain State Bar No. 24012371 cain@mdjwlaw.com 808 Travis, 20th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 632-1700 – Telephone (713) 222-0101 – Facsimile By: /s/ Michael J. Watson Michael J. Watson State Bar No. 24008246 watson@mdjwlaw.com 16000 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 800 Dallas, Texas 75248 (214) 420-5000 – Telephone (214) 420-5501 – Facsimile ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE This is to certify that this computer-generated notice of appearance and designation of lead appellant counsel for appellee Farmers Insurance Group contains 123 words. /s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian Levon G. Hovnatanian Dated: March 6, 2015 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Appellee Counsel has been served to the individuals listed below, by the method indicated, on this 6th day of March 2015: John Reed, Jr., pro se 715 S. 32nd Street Temple, Texas 76501 (via CM-RRR 7014 1200 0000 7830 1242) /s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian Levon G. Hovnatanian 3