ACCEPTED 09-15-00356-CV NINTH COURT OF APPEALS BEAUMONT, TEXAS 9/14/2015 3:28:51 PM CAROL ANNE HARLEY CLERK NO. 09-15-00356-CV IN THE NINTH COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 9th COURT OF APPEALS BEAUMONT, TEXAS 9/14/2015 3:28:51 PM SANDEEP PATEL, CAROL ANNE HARLEY Appellant Clerk v. HARBOR HOSPICE OF BEAUMONT, LP, et al Appellee

ON APPEAL FROM THE ND 172 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS NO. E-192,576 DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL Glen W. Morgan David Gaultney State Bar No. 14438900 MehaffyWeber, P.C. [email protected] State Bar No. 07765300 John Werner [email protected] State Bar No. 00789720 823 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 [email protected] Austin, Texas 78701 REAUD MORGAN & QUINN, LLP (512) 394-3840; Fax: (512) 394-3860 Laurel St. Post Office Box 26005 David E. Bernsen Beaumont, Texas 77720-6005 State Bar No. 02217500 409/838-1000 – Telephone [email protected] 409/833-8236 – Facsimile Christine L. Stetson State Bar No. 00785047 [email protected] ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEES 420 North MLK, Jr. Pkwy QAMAR ARFEEN, HARBOR HOSPICE Beaumont, Texas 77701 OF BEAUMONT, LP., HARBOR 409/212-9994 – Telephone HOSPICE MANAGERS, LLC AND 409/212-9411 – Facsimile ARFEEN PROPERTIES, LLP Designation of Lead Counsel Appellees, Qamar Arfeen, Harbor Hospice of Beaumont LP, Harbor Hospice Managers, LLC and Arfeen Properties, LLP, designate David Gaultney as their lead counsel on appeal.

1. The following counsel were appellees’ counsel in the trial court and will remain counsel for appellees in this appeal: David E. Bernsen State Bar No. 02217500 [email protected] Christine L. Stetson State Bar No. 00785047 [email protected] North MLK, Jr. Pkwy Beaumont, Texas 77701 409/212-9994 – Telephone 409/212-9411 – Facsimile Glen W. Morgan State Bar No. 14438900 [email protected] John Werner State Bar No. 00789720 [email protected] Reaud Morgan & Quinn, LLP Laurel St. Post Office Box 26005 Beaumont, Texas 77720-6005 409/838-1000 – Telephone 409/833-8236 – Facsimile

2. Appellees, under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.1(c), designate David Gaultney as lead counsel for this appeal. The necessary information for David Gaultney is as follows: Texas Bar No. 07765300 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: 512-394-3840 Facsimile: 512-394-3860 Email: [email protected] 3. Appellees ask that the record reflect this designation and these appearances.

Respectfully submitted, MEHAFFYWEBER, P.C.

By: /s/ David Gaultney David Gaultney State Bar No. 07765300 [email protected] MehaffyWeber, P.C.

823 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78701 Phone: (512) 394-3840 Fax: (512) 394-3860 By: /s/ Christine L. Stetson David E. Bernsen State Bar No. 02217500 [email protected] Christine L. Stetson State Bar No. 00785047 [email protected] North MLK, Jr. Pkwy Beaumont, Texas 77701 409/212-9994 – Telephone 409/212-9411 – Facsimile By: /s/ John Werner Glen W. Morgan State Bar No. 14438900 [email protected] John Werner State Bar No. 00789720 [email protected] Reaud Morgan & Quinn, LLP Laurel St. Post Office Box 26005 Beaumont, Texas 77720-6005 409/838-1000 – Telephone 409/833-8236 – Facsimile QAMAR ARFEEN, HARBOR HOSPICE OF BEAUMONT, LP., HARBOR HOSPICE MANAGERS, LLC AND ARFEEN PROPERTIES, LLP

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify by my signature below that a true and correct copy of this document has been forwarded to the following counsel of record via electronic filing manager and e-mail on September 14, 2015.

Christopher Portner Mike Truncale Trent Bond ORGAIN, BELL & TUCKER Portner Bond 470 Orleans 1905 Calder Beaumont, TX 77701 Beaumont, TX 77701 Jamie Matuska Tony Malley The Matuska Law Firm Malley Law Firm 2809 Highway 69N 2626 Calder Street, Suite 104 Nederland, Texas 77627 Beaumont, TX 77702 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT, SANDEEP PATEL

/s/ David Gaultney