Trident Homes, Inc. and Ryan Strickland v. Ramesh Kainthla and Neetu Kainthla

ACCEPTED
15-25-00078-CV
FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
10/15/2025 9:16 AM

NO. 15-25-00078-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
CLERK
FILED IN
15th COURT OF APPEALS
IN THE FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM
CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
TRIDENT HOMES, INC. AND RYAN STRICKLAND,
Appellants,
v.
RAMESH KAINTHLA AND NEETU KAINTHLA.
Appellees.

On Appeal from the 272nd District Court, Brazos County, Texas
No. 21-000379-CV-272

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF APPELLATE COUNSEL
FOR APPELLEES RAMESH AND NEETU KAINTHLA

EWELL, BROWN, BLANKE & KNIGHT LLP
Joseph R. Knight
State Bar No. 11601275
jknight@ebbklaw.com
111 Congress Ave., Suite 2800
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 770-4010

Attorneys for Appellees

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Pursuant to Rule 6.1(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Appellees

Ramesh and Neetu Kainthla, notify the Court and all parties that the following

attorney makes an appearance as lead appellate counsel behalf of Appellees:

Joseph R. Knight
State Bar No. 11601275
Ewell Brown Blanke & Knight LLP
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2800
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: (512) 770-4010
Email: jknight@ebbklaw.com

This filing will also serve as notice to all parties to include the above counsel in their

certificate of service to ensure timely receipt of all filings.

PRAYER

Accordingly, Appellees respectfully request that the Court take notice of the

designation of Joseph R. Knight as their lead appellate counsel. Appellees also pray

for such further relief to which they may be entitled.

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Respectfully submitted,

EWELL, BROWN, BLANKE & KNIGHT LLP

By: /s/ Joseph R. Knight
Joseph R. Knight
State Bar No. 11601275
jknight@ebbklaw.com
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2800
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 770-4010

WATSON LAW FIRM

By: /s/ J. Davis Watson
J. Davis Watson
State Bar No. 24004979
dwatson@watsonlawyers.com
Sean Hester
State Bar No. 00784266
shester@watsonlawyers.com
1450 Copperfield Pkwy, Suite 300
College Station, Texas 77845
(979) 703-4044

Attorneys for Appellees

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I hereby
certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Appearance of Counsel
been served upon the following counsel of record for Appellants by email on this
15th day of October 2025.
Chad Flores
cf@chadflores.law
Flores Law PLLC
917 Franklin Street, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002

Matthew D. Sharpe
matt.sharpe@lonestarlawoffice.com
Sharpe Law, PC
416 Tarrow St
College Station, Texas 77840

Mark Hellinger
mhellinger@hellingerlawfirm.com
The Hellinger Law Firm
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77046-1201
/s/ Joseph R. Knight
Joseph R. Knight

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Automated Certificate of eService
This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.
The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system
on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing
certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a
certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Envelope ID: 106856491
Filing Code Description: Other Document
Filing Description: Notice of Appearance
Status as of 10/15/2025 10:18 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Mark Hellinger mhellinger@hellingerlawfirm.com 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM SENT

Matthew D.Sharpe matt.sharpe@lonestarlawoffice.com 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM SENT

Charles Flores cf@chadflores.law 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM SENT

Charles Flores cf@chadflores.law 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM SENT

J. Davis Watson dwatson@watsonlawyers.com 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM SENT

Sean Hester shester@watsonlawyers.com 10/15/2025 9:16:51 AM SENT