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 [email protected] Richard D. Milvenan State Bar No. 14171800 [email protected] Stephanie N. Duff-O’Bryan State Bar No. 24087448 [email protected] MCGINNIS, LOCHRIDGE & KILGORE, LLP 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.

1278.006/558325 2 Respectfully submitted, BECK REDDEN LLP By: /s/ Gretchen S. Sween David J. Beck State Bar No. 00000070 [email protected] Russell S. Post State Bar No. 00797258 [email protected] Geoff A. Gannaway State Bar No. 24036617 [email protected] 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500 Houston, TX 77010 (713) 951-3700 (713) 951-3720 (Fax) Gretchen S. Sween State Bar No. 24041996 [email protected] Christopher R. Cowan State Bar No. 24084975 [email protected] Congress Avenue, Suite 1750 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 708-1000 (512) 708-1002 (Fax) WITHDRAWING COUNSEL

1278.006/558325 3 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: [email protected] McAllen, Texas 78501 Email: [email protected] Derek Howard, Esq.

Logan Howard, Esq.

HOWARD & KOBELAN Congress, Suite 1720 Austin, Texas 78701 Email: [email protected] 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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