Birchmeier et al v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. et al

MOTION

N.D. Ill.September 10, 2015

2108317.2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GRANT BIRCHMEIER, et al., on ) behalf of themselves and a class of others ) Case No. 1:12-CV-04069 similarly situated, ) Related to: Case No. 1:13-cv-00903, ) Case No. 1:13-cv-00908 Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly ) CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINE, INC., ) ECONOMIC STRATEGY GROUP, ) ECONOMIC STRATEGY GROUP, INC., ) ECONOMIC STRATEGY, LLC, THE ) BERKLEY GROUP, INC., and ) VACATION OWNERSHIP MARKETING ) TOURS, INC. ) ) Defendants. ) MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL COMES NOW Defendant The Berkley Group, Inc., by and through its undersigned counsel, and for its Motion to Substitute Counsel, states as follows: 1. David B. Helms and the law firm of Lewis Rice LLC have entered in this matter as counsel for Defendant The Berkley Group, Inc. 2. Defendant The Berkley Group, Inc. requests that Lewis Rice LLC withdraw as its counsel. 3. David B. Helms of the firm of David B. Helms Law, LLC will continue as counsel for The Berkley Group, Inc. 4. Defendant The Berkley Group, Inc. hereby asks this Court for an Order substituting David B. Helms of the firm of David B. Helms Law, LLC as attorney for it in this matter and allowing Lewis Rice LLC to withdraw as counsel. Case: 1:12-cv-04069 Document #: 320 Filed: 09/10/15 Page 1 of 5 PageID #:5969 2 Respectfully submitted, DAVID B. HELMS LAW, LLC By: ___/s/ David B. Helms________ David B. Helms, #48941 Email: davidhelms555@gmail.com 9959 Holliston Court St. Louis, MO 63124 Telephone: (314) 504-4166 LEWIS RICE LLC By: /s/ David B. Helms David B. Helms #48941 600 Washington Ave., Suite 2500 St. Louis, Missouri 63101 (314) 444-7600 (telephone) (314) 612-7676 (facsimile) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on September 10, 2015 a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing was served on all counsel of record via the Court’s electronic filing system: Loevy & Loevy Jonathan I. Loevy Scott R. Rauscher Arthur R. Loevy Michael I Kanovitz 312 North May Street Suite 100 Chicago, IL 60607 (312)243-59 jon@loevy.com scott@loevy.com loevylaw@loevy.com mike@loevy.com Anderson & Wanca Brian J. Wanca George Lang Glenn L. Hara Ryan M. Kelly 3701 Algonquin Road Suite 760 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 (847) 368-1500 buslit@andersonwanca.com glang@andersonwanca.com ghara@andersonwanca.com rkelly@andersonwanca.com Case: 1:12-cv-04069 Document #: 320 Filed: 09/10/15 Page 2 of 5 PageID #:5970 3 Greenspoon Marder, P.A. Rebecca F Bratter Richard W. Epstein Jeffrey Backman 200 East Broward Blvd. Suite 1500 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 491-1120 rebecca.bratter@gmlaw.com richard.epstein@gmlaw.com jeffrey.backman@gmlaw.com Tabet DiVito Rothstein Timothy A. Hudson 209 South LaSalle Street 7th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 (312)762-9450 thudson@tdrlawfirm.com Pilgrim Christakis LLP Anna-Katrina S Christakis Scott Gordon Weber 321 North Clark Street 26th Floor Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 939-0920 kchristakis@pilgrimchristakis.com sweber@pilgrimchristakis.com Law Office Of Joseph W. Sanscrainte Joseph W. Sanscrainte 1120 Avenue Of The Americas 4th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 626-6934 jws@sanscrainte.com Case: 1:12-cv-04069 Document #: 320 Filed: 09/10/15 Page 3 of 5 PageID #:5971 4 McGuireWoods LLP David Luther Hartsell Andrew Robert Woltman Sarah Ann Zielinski 77 West Wacker Drive Suite 4100 Chicago, IL 60601 (312)849-8100 dhartsell@mcguirewoods.com awoltman@mcguirewoods.com szielinski@mcguirewoods.com Forde Law Offices LLP Brian Patrick O'Meara 111 West Washington Street #1100 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 641-1441 bomeara@fordellp.com Rose Harrison & Gilreath, P.C. M. Peebles Harrison 700 Blue Jay Street, Suite 1 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 252-480-1414 252-480-1765 (fax) peebles@outerbankslaw.com Perkins Coie LLP Debra Rae Bernard 131 S. Dearborn St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60603 312 324 8559 312 324 9559 (fax) dbernard@perkinscoie.com Edelson PC Christopher Lillard Dore Eve-Lynn J. Rapp Jay Edelson Rafey S. Balabanian 350 North LaSalle Street Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 589-6370 cdore@edelson.com erapp@edelson.com jedelson@edelson.com rbalabanian@edelson.com McGuireWoods LLP Emily Yandle Rottmann 50 N. Laura Street Suite 3300 Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-798-3224 904-798-3263 (fax) erottmann@mcguirewoods.com Steward Law Firm LLC John S Steward 5201 Hampton Ave St Louis, MO 63109 (314) 353-1001 (314) 862-9895 (fax) glaw123@aol.com Margulis Law Group Max G. Margulis 28 Old Belle Monte Dr. Chesterfield, MO 63017 (636) 536-7022 636-536-6652 (fax) maxmargulis@margulislaw.com Case: 1:12-cv-04069 Document #: 320 Filed: 09/10/15 Page 4 of 5 PageID #:5972 5 Scott David Owens Scott D. Owens, Esq. 664 E Hallandale Beach Blvd Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309 954-589-0588 954-337-0666 (fax) scott@scottdowens.com Williams and Venker Nathan D. Leming Steven P. Sanders, Sr. 100 N. Broadway 21st Floor St. Louis, MO 63102 314 345-5000 314 345-5055 (fax) nleming@wvslaw.com ssanders@wvslaw.com /s/ David B. Helms Case: 1:12-cv-04069 Document #: 320 Filed: 09/10/15 Page 5 of 5 PageID #:5973