*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/6/2015 12:44:45 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk No. 03-14-00485-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 3/6/2015 12:44:45 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE 03-14-00485-CV AUSTIN, TEXAS *1 ACCEPTED [4400284] CLERK
IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS JOHN REED, JR., Appellant
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 State Bar No. 10059825
Christopher W. Martin
State Bar No. 13057620
martin@mdjwlaw.com
Kevin G. Cain
State Bar No. 24012371
cain@mdjwlaw.com
M ARTIN , D ISIERE , J EFFERSON & W ISDOM , L.L.P.
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 632-1700 – Telephone
(713) 222-0101 – Facsimile
Michael J. Watson
watson@mdjwlaw.com
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:
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.
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Levon G. Hovnatanian
State Bar No. 10059825 By: /s/ Christopher W. Martin
Christopher W. Martin State Bar No. 13057620 martin@mdjwlaw.com By: /s/ Kevin G. Cain
Kevin G. Cain cain@mdjwlaw.com 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
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
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