The opinion
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03-14-00197-CV
4942599
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
4/17/2015 5:45:28 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-14-00197-CV
_____________________________________________
FILED IN
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 3rd COURT OF APPEALS
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS
AT AUSTIN 4/17/2015 5:45:28 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
________________________________________________
Clerk
GRAPHIC PACKAGING, INC.,
Appellant
v.
GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellees.
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 353RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT,
CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-12-003038, THE HONORABLE DARLENE BYRNE PRESIDING
MOTION OF NON-RESIDENT ATTORNEY, EDWIN P. ANTOLIN,
FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE
James F. Martens Amy L. Silverstein
jmartens@textaxlaw.com asilverstein@sptaxlaw.com
Texas Bar No. 13050720 California Bar No. 154221
Amanda G. Taylor Edwin P. Antolin
ataylor@textaxlaw.com eantolin@sptaxlaw.com
Texas Bar No. 24045921 California Bar No. 172599
Lacy L. Leonard SILVERSTEIN & POMERANTZ LLP
lleonard@textaxlaw.com 12 Gough Street, Second Floor
Texas Bar No. 24040561 San Francisco, California 94103
Danielle Ahlrich Tele: (415) 593-3502
dahlrich@textaxlaw.com Fax: (415) 593-3501
Texas Bar No. 24059215
MARTENS, TODD, LEONARD, TAYLOR & ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT
AHLRICH GRAPHIC PACKAGING, INC.
301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1950
Austin, Texas 78701
Tele: (512) 542-9898
Fax: (512) 542-9899
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TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:
Edwin Antolin (“Applicant”) files this Motion of Non-Resident Attorney for
Admission Pro Hac Vice to appear on behalf of Graphic Packaging Corporation
(“Graphic Packaging”), and states as follows:
1. Applicant seeks permission to appear Pro Hac Vice as counsel for
Graphic Packaging in the above-titled and numbered cause of action.
2. Applicant is an attorney with the law firm of Silverstein & Pomerantz,
LLP, 12 Gough Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94103, telephone (415)
593-3505, facsimile (415) 593-3501.
3. Applicant will be associated in this proceeding with James F. Martens,
a resident attorney whose State Bar Number is 13050720. Mr. Martens is a
licensed attorney who practices with the law firm of Martens, Todd, Leonard,
Taylor & Ahlrich, 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1950, Austin, Texas 78701,
telephone (512) 542-9898, facsimile (512) 542-9899.
4. Applicant has not appeared or sought leave to appear in the Texas
courts before.
5. Applicant is an active member in good standing with the State of
California (California State Bar Number 172599). Applicant is also admitted to
practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court.
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6. Pursuant to Tex. R. Govern. Bar Adm’n. XIX(a), Applicant has filed
an Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with the Texas Board of Law
Examiners and paid the $250.00 filing fee. The Texas Board of Law Examiners’
letter acknowledging the application is attached as Exhibit A.
7. Applicant has not been the subject of disciplinary actions by the bar or
the courts of any jurisdiction in which he is licensed in the past five years.
Applicant has not been denied admission to the courts of any state or to any federal
court during the past five years.
8. Applicant attests that he is familiar with the State Bar Act, the State
Bar Rules, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct governing the
conduct of members of the State Bar of Texas and the Travis County Local Rules.
Applicant attests that he will at all times abide by and comply with the same, so
long as this lawsuit is pending and he has not withdrawn as counsel in the
proceeding.
WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requests that the Court grant
Applicant’s Motion, and enter an order allowing him to participate as one of the
attorneys for Graphic Packaging, in the above-titled and numbered cause of action.
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Dated: April 17, 2015
Respectfully submitted,
SILVERSTEIN& POMERANTZ, LLP
12 Gough Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 593-3505
(415) 593-3501 (Facsimile)
By: /s/ Edwin P. Antolin
Edwin P. Antolin
California State Bar No. 172599
Eantolin@sptaxlaw.com
ATTORNEYS FOR GRAPHIC
PACKAGING CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
As required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), I certify that
counsel for Appellant has conferred with counsel for Appellee, Mr. Rance Craft,
about the merits of this Motion on April 17, 2015. Mr. Craft does not oppose this
Motion.
/s/ Edwin P. Antolin
Edwin P. Antolin
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion of Non-
Resident Attorney, Edwin P. Antolin, for Admission Pro Hac Vice has been
electronically filed and served on all counsel below on April 17, 2015.
Rance Craft
Assistant Solicitor General
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
(512) 936-2872
(512) 474-2697 [fax]
rance.craft@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Cynthia A. Morales
Assistant Attorney General
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
FINANCIAL AND TAX LITIGATION DIVISION,
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-8897
(512) 477-2348 [fax]
cynthia.morales@texasattorneygeneral.gov
/s/ Edwin P. Antolin
Edwin P. Antolin
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Exhibit A