Michael E. Hastings, Esq. (VSB No. 36090) 

Justin E. Simmons, Esq. (VSB No. 77319) 

Timothy J. Lovett, Esq. (VSB No. 97438) 

Woods Rogers PLC 

10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1800 

Roanoke, Virginia 24011 

Phone: (540) 983-7568 

Fax: (540) 983-7711 

mhastings@woodsrogers.com

jsimmons@woodsrogers.com

tlovett@woodsrogers.com 

Counsel for Rodney K. Adams, 

John T. Jessee, Paul C. Kuhnel, 

and Andrew K. Clark 

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29646/1/10403212v1

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

Richmond Division 

In re: 

LeClairRyan, PLLC, 

Debtor. 

Case No.: 19-34574-KRH 

Chapter 7 

NOTICE OF APPEAL 

Pursuant to Rule 8002(a)(1-2) and 8003(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, 

Rodney K. Adams, John T. Jessee, Paul C. Kuhnel, and Andrew K. Clark (“Appellants”), by and 

through the undersigned counsel, file this Notice of Appeal, and in support thereof state as follows: 

Part 1: Identify the appellants(s) 

1. Name of the appellants: Rodney K. Adams, John T. Jessee, Paul C. Kuhnel, and 

Andrew K. Clark. 

2. Position of appellants in the adversary proceeding or bankruptcy case that is the 

subject of this appeal: Parties-In-Interest 

Part 2: Identify the subject of this appeal

1. Describe the judgment, order, or decree appealed from: 

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a. Docket Entry 1277—the Bankruptcy Court’s denial of Rodney K. Adams, John T. 

Jessee, Paul C. Kuhnel, and Andrew K. Clark’s Joinder to Gary D. LeClair’s 

Motion to Amend Debtor’s Equity Security Holder’s List Pursuant to Bankruptcy 

Rule 1009(a) [D.E. 1237] (the “Joinder Motion”); and 

b. Docket Entry 1278—the Bankruptcy Court’s grant of the Trustee’s Motion for an 

Order Approving (I) the Trustee’s Reliance on Debtor’s List of Equity Security 

Holders [D.E. 1086] (the “Motion to Authorize”). 

2. State the date on which the judgment, order, or decree was entered: the Court denied 

the Motion to Amend and granted the Motion to Approve on the record of the March 29, 2022 

hearing, and the Clerk subsequently entered the Court’s ruling that same day, as Docket Entries 

1277 and 1278. 

Part 3: Identify the other parties to the appeal 

List the names of all parties to the judgment, order, or decree appealed from and the names, 

addresses, and telephone number of their attorneys (attach additional pages if necessary): 

1. Party: Lynn Tavenner, Chapter 7 Trustee Attorney: Paula Beran 

TAVENNER & BERAN, PLC 

20 North Eighth Street, 2d Floor 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.783.8300 

2. Party: Elizabeth Acee Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

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3. Party: Richard W. Bowerman Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

4. Party: Paul Burleigh Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

5. Party: Karol Corbin Walker Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

6. Party: Mark Dombroff Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

7. Party: Niclas Ferland Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

8. Party: Janice Grubin Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

9. Party: Charles Erik Gustafson Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

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10. Party: Christopher J. Lange Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

11. Party: Jason Medley Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

12. Party: Lori Thompson Attorney: Diana Lyn Curtis McGraw 

FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 

2020 K Street, NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006 

Telephone: 202.461.3111 

13. Party: Megan Ben’Ary Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

14. Party: Steven Blaine Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

15. Party: James Carroll Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

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16. Party: Brian Donnell Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

17. Party: Robert Fletcher Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

18. Party: Robert Harrison Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

19. Party: Charles Horn Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

20. Party: Ray King Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

21. Party: David Lay Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

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22. Party: Ilan Marus Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

23. Party: David Phillips Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

24. Party: Christopher Perkins Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

25. Party: Christopher Pizzo Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

26. Party: Thomas Regan Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

27. Party: Peter Van Zandt Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

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28. Party: Robert Wayne Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

29. Party: Andrew White Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

30. Party: Diana Wilaon Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

31. Party: Robert Wonneberger Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

32. Party: Karen Yates Attorney: Christopher Perkins 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN 

& MELLOT, LLC 

919 E. Main Street, 1300 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Telephone: 804.788.9636 

33. Party: Gretchen Jackson Attorney: David Folds, Daniel Carrigan 

BAKER DONELSON, 

BEARMAN, CALDWELL & 

BERKOWITZ, PC 

901 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 

Washington, DC 20001 

Telephone: 202.508.3450 

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34. Party: Robin Teskin Attorney: David Folds, Daniel Carrigan 

BAKER DONELSON, 

BEARMAN, CALDWELL & 

BERKOWITZ, PC 

901 K Street, N.W., Suite 900 

Washington, DC 20001 

Telephone: 202.508.3450 

35. Party: Gary D. LeClair Attorney: Andrew Bowman 

GENRY LOCKE 

P.O. Box 40013 

Roanoke, Virginia 24033 

Telephone: 540.983.9300 

Respectfully submitted this 12th day of April, 2022. 

RODNEY K. ADAMS, JOHN T. JESSEE 

PAUL C. KUHNEL, AND ANDREW K. CLARK 

By: /s/ Michael E. Hastings 

Of Counsel 

Michael E. Hastings, Esq. (VSB No. 36090) 

Justin E. Simmons, Esq. (VSB No. 77319) 

Timothy J. Lovett, Esq. (VSB 97438) 

Woods Rogers PLC 

10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1800 

Roanoke, Virginia 24011 

Phone: (540) 983-7568 

Fax: (540) 983-7711 

mhastings@woodsrogers.com

jsimmons@woodsrogers.com

tlovett@woodsrogers.com 

Counsel for Appellants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 12th day of April, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing 

with the Clerk using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to all counsel 

of record. 

/s/ Michael E. Hastings 

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