Baron Global Distributors, LLC v. Jon Charles Smith

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 9, 2025
• Docket: 15-25-00074-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00074-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/9/2025 2:47 PM No. 15-25-00074-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM BARON GLOBAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Appellant, v.

JON CHARLES SMITH, Appellee.

On Appeal from the 12th District Court Walker County, Texas No. 2230450

NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL COUNSEL AND DESIGNATION OF LEAD COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Appellee, Jon Charles Smith, hereby

designates the following counsel as additional appellate counsel:

Nicholas M. Bruno State Bar No. 24097432 nbruno@beckredden.com BECK REDDEN LLP 1221 McKinney, Suite 4500 Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone: (713) 951-3700

Nicholas M. Bruno will act as lead appellate counsel for Appellee, Jon Charles

Smith. Respectfully submitted,

GRIMES & FERTITTA, P.C. BECK REDDEN, LLP

Richard M. Grimes By: /s/ Nicholas M. Bruno State Bar No. 00795060 Nicholas M. Bruno rmgrimes@grimesfertitta.com State Bar No. 24097432 1885 Saint James Place, Suite 1330 nbruno@beckredden.com Houston, TX 77056 1221 McKinney, Suite 4500 Telephone: 713-224-7644 Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone: 713-951-3700 MITHOFF LAW LAW OFFICES OF BENNIE D. RUSH, P.C. Richard Warren Mithoff State Bar No. 14228500 Bennie D. Rush rmithoff@mithofflaw.com State Bar No. 17400425 Janie L. Jordan bennie@bdrushlaw.com State Bar No. 11012700 1300 11th Street jjordan@mithofflaw.com Huntsville, Texas 77340 500 Dallas Street, Suite 3450 Telephone: 936-295-0700 Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: 713-654-1122

Attorneys for Appellee, Jon Charles Smith

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 9, 2025 a true and correct copy of the foregoing notice has been electronically filed and served on all counsel of record.

/s/ Nicholas M. Bruno Nicholas M. Bruno

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Jesse Crochet on behalf of Nicholas Bruno Bar No. 24097432 jcrochet@beckredden.com Envelope ID: 100661468 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Additional Counsel and Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel for Appellee Status as of 5/9/2025 2:53 PM CST

Associated Case Party: JonCharlesSmith

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Nicholas Bruno nbruno@beckredden.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT

Richard Grimes 795060 rmgrimes@grimesfertitta.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT

Richard Mithoff 14228500 rmithoff@mithofflaw.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT

Janie Jordan 11012700 jjordan@mithofflaw.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT

Bennie Rush 17400425 bennie@bdrushlaw.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Baron Global Distributors, LLC

Paul Paschal 24065878 jpaschal@hmp-attorneys.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT

Justin Lipe 24083401 jlipe@grayreed.com 5/9/2025 2:47:27 PM SENT