Paula S. Beran, Esquire (Va. Bar No. 34679)

Tavenner & Beran, PLC 

20 North Eighth Street, Second Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Telephone: (804) 783-8300

Telecopy: (804) 783-0178

Counsel for Lynn L. Tavenner, Chapter 7 Trustee

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Richmond Division

In re: Case No.

LeClairRyan, PLLC,1 19-34574-KRH

Debtor Chapter

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS AND 

EXPEDITED HEARING REQUEST

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Lynn L. Tavenner, Trustee, not individually, but solely in 

her capacity as the Chapter 7 trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) of the bankruptcy estate (the 

“Estate”) of LeClairRyan PLLC (“LeClairRyan” and/or the “Debtor”), in the above-referenced 

Chapter 7 case (the “Case”) has filed the (1) Trustee’s Application to Retain and Employ Cozen 

O'Connor as Special Counsel, ECF No. 1532 (the “Cozen O’Connor Employment 

Application”) and (2) Trustee’s Supplement to Application to Retain and Employ Quinn Emanuel 

Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP as Special Counsel, ECF No. 1533 (the “Quinn Emanuel 

Supplemental Employment Application,” together with the Cozen O’Connor Employment 

Application, the “Applications”). The Trustee has also filed a Motion to Expedite Hearing, ECF 

No. 1535 (the “Motion to Expedite”) on the Applications. A copy of the Motion to Expedite is

being served herewith. Copies of the Applications may be obtained by written request to Paula S. 

Beran at pberan@tb-lawfirm.com.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that your rights may be affected. You should 

read the Applications and Motion to Expedite carefully and discuss them with your attorney 

if you have one in this chapter 7 Case. (If you do not have an attorney, you may wish to 

consult one).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE on September 4, 2019, the Court entered the

Order Establishing Certain Notice, Case Management and Administrative Procedures [ECF. No. 

38] (the “Case Management Order”), which approved the Notice, Case Management, and

1 The principal address of the Debtor as of the petition date was 4405 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, and the 

last four digits of the Debtor’s federal tax identification number are 2451.

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Administrative Procedures attached as Exhibit 1 to the Case Management Order (the “Case

Management Procedures”). The Case Management Procedures, among other things, prescribe

the manner in which Objections must be filed and served and set forth when certain hearings will 

be conducted. A copy of the Case Management Order may be obtained, free of charge, by written 

request to pberan@tb-lawfirm.com or, for a fee, at https://ecf.vaeb.uscourts.gov.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT the Court will entertain the Motion to 

Expedite, and if granted, the Applications, on August 4, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. (or such time thereafter 

as the matter may be heard). The hearing will take place via Zoom:

Zoom registration link:

https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdemrpzksGo1uZmqXImnmT3YAURJl8eQ

Listen-only conference line: 1-866-590-5055; Access Code: 4377075; Security Code: 8422

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT any party desiring to object the Motion to 

Expedite and/or the Applications or otherwise be heard with respect to the same shall also appear 

and be heard at such time. 

PLEASE GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY.

Respectfully submitted,

LYNN L. TAVENNER, CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE

Dated: August 3, 2022

Richmond, Virginia

By: /s/ Paula S. Beran

Paula S. Beran, Esquire (VSB No. 34679)

Tavenner & Beran, PLC

20 North 8th Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Telephone: (804) 783-8300

Telecopier: (804) 783-0178

Counsel for Lynn L. Tavenner, Chapter 7 Trustee

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to the Local Rules of this Court, I certify that on this 3rd day of August 2022, a 

true copy of the foregoing Notice was sent electronically and/or by first-class mail to: (a) the Office 

of the United States Trustee; (b) the Debtor’s 20 Largest Unsecured Creditors; (c) all known 

secured creditors from the Debtor’s Official Form 106D; (d) the Core Parties and 2002 List as 

defined in the Case Management Order; and (e) all parties requesting service of pleadings in this 

Case (as indicated on the Schedule A attached to the Court filed copy of this Notice).

/s/ Paula S. Beran

Counsel for Lynn L. Tavenner, Chapter 7 Trustee

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