Texas Department of Insurance v. Som Thomas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-24-00073-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/16/2025 9:23 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE No. 15-24-00073-CV CLERK FILED IN In the Court of Appeals 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/16/2025 9:23:15 AM for the Fifteenth Judicial District CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Texas Department of Insurance, Appellant, v. Som Thomas, Appellee.

On Appeal from the 345th Judicial District Court, Travis County

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.2, Appellant Texas Depart- ment of Insurance provides notice that Deputy Solicitor General Rance Craft and

Assistant Solicitor General Philip A. Lionberger of the Office of the Attorney Gen-

eral will be additional counsel in this appeal. Assistant Attorney General Cole P. Wil-

son remains the Department’s lead counsel.

Please send communications relating to this appeal to:

Rance Craft Deputy Solicitor General Rance.Craft@oag.texas.gov Philip A. Lionberger Assistant Solicitor General Philip.Lionberger@oag.texas.gov Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 (512) 936-1700 (512) 474-2697 [fax]

Respectfully submitted.

Ken Paxton Aaron L. Nielson Attorney General of Texas Solicitor General

Brent Webster /s/ Rance Craft First Assistant Attorney General Rance Craft Deputy Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General State Bar No. 24035655 P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Rance.Craft@oag.texas.gov Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Tel.: (512) 936-1700 Philip A. Lionberger Fax: (512) 474-2697 Assistant Solicitor General State Bar No. 12394380

Cole P. Wilson Assistant Attorney General

Counsel for Appellant

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Associated Case Party: Texas Department of Insurance

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Raymond Abarca Raymond.Abarca@oag.texas.gov 4/16/2025 9:23:15 AM SENT

Cole Wilson Cole.Wilson@oag.texas.gov 4/16/2025 9:23:15 AM SENT

Rance Craft rance.craft@oag.texas.gov 4/16/2025 9:23:15 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: Som Thomas

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Mark DDowney mdowney@dlawgrp.com 4/16/2025 9:23:15 AM SENT

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Nancy Villarreal nancy.villarreal@oag.texas.gov 4/16/2025 9:23:15 AM SENT