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From: Jonathan Lee 

Date: October 3, 2019 at 6:11:13 PM CDT 

To: Mike Villarreal 

Subject: Re: meeting

Thanks for trying Mike, 

I have gone a different direction and I will not be attending any meeting for resolution. 

Can you tell me the risk I assume for him not paying the rest of the bill? 

Thanks, 

Jonathan 

Sent from my iPhone 

On Oct 3, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Mike Villarreal wrote: 

 

He just responded she does not have to attend the meeting, however the window for 

this week has closed. It is now to late for them to travel from out of town. We will have 

to set a meeting for next next Friday. 

Please check your calendar and let me know if next Friday is good for you. I'll look at my 

calendar to see whether it works better in the morning or afternoon. Looks like we may 

be able meet and resolve this after all. Thank you very much Jonathan. 

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6. 

-------- Original message -------- 

From: Jonathan Lee 

Date: 10/3/19 5:46 PM (GMT-06:00) 

To: Mike Villarreal 

Subject: Re: meeting 

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Any word? 

Sent from my iPhone 

On Oct 3, 2019, at 3:59 PM, Mike Villarreal 

wrote: 

 

Yes i will.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6. 

-------- Original message -------- 

From: Jonathan Lee 

Date: 10/3/19 3:56 PM (GMT-06:00) 

To: Mike Villarreal 

Subject: Re: meeting 

Can you ask him about his wife coming please 

Sent from my iPhone 

On Oct 3, 2019, at 3:52 PM, Mike Villarreal 

wrote: 

 

John told me to let you know that the remaining portion 

is not his charges. 

He also says he only has 5 min to let his father in law 

know or we might have to wait till next week on 

Friday. He will be coming home from Austin. He did 

not tell me anything about his wife since last we (you 

and i) spoke. 

Is a meeting still possible? How should i 

respond? Thank you Jonathan. 

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6. 

-------- Original message -------- 

From: Jonathan Lee 

Date: 10/3/19 3:40 PM (GMT-06:00) 

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To: Mike Villarreal 

Subject: Re: meeting 

What did John say about his wife not being there? 

Sent from my iPhone 

On Oct 3, 2019, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan 

Lee 

wrote: 

Do you know why the other portion was 

not paid? 

Thanks, 

Jonathan 

Sent from my iPhone 

On Oct 3, 2019, at 2:21 

PM, Mike Villarreal 

 wrote: 

 

John paid a portion of 

the bill on Monday 

$5,075.00. 

Sent from my Sprint 

Samsung Galaxy S® 6. 

-------- Original message 

-------- 

From: Jonathan Lee 

 

Date: 10/3/19 1:40 PM 

(GMT-06:00) 

To:

Subject: Re: meeting 

Hi Mike, 

Has John paid his bill? 

Jonathan 

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Sent from my iPhone 

On Oct 

3, 2019, 

at 

11:38 

AM, 

Mike 

Villarre

al 

> 

wrote: 

 

Jonath

an, 

thank 

you for 

your 

kind 

words.

I just 

heard 

from 

John 

asking 

about 

meetin

g 

togeth

er 

tomorr

ow 

afterno

on to 

discus

s and 

hopefu

lly 

come 

to a 

resoluti

on. Ar

e to 

still 

amena

ble to 

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meetin

g? Ple

ase let 

me 

know. 

Thank 

you.

Sent 

from my 

Sprint 

Samsung 

Galaxy 

S® 6. 

-------- 

Original 

messag

e -------- 

From: 

jonatha

n lee 

> 

Date: 

9/27/1

9 5:44 

PM 

(GMT06:00) 

To: 

Mike 

Villarre

al 

m

>, Laura 

Keck 

<

>, 

Rebeka

h 

Maldon

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ado 

<

> 

Subject: 

Re: 

meetin

g 

Mike, I 

cannot 

wait 

for 

John to 

make a 

decisio

n, and 

this is 

my last 

commu

nicatio

n with 

you 

regardi

ng this 

venture

. I 

hope 

you are 

able to 

collect 

on the 

other 

half of 

the 

payme

nt, as 

you 

and 

your 

firm 

have 

earned 

it by 

providi

ng 

both of 

us 

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service

. I 

would 

still 

like to 

be 

inform

ed of 

the full 

invoice 

being 

paid, 

and if 

Laura 

or 

Rebeka

h can 

let me 

know 

the 

status i 

would 

be 

most 

gratefu

l.

Thank 

you for 

everyth

ing 

you 

have 

done 

Mike, 

you are 

an 

excelle

nt 

attorne

y, and 

it’s 

been a 

pleasur

e to 

work 

with 

you 

throug

hout 

this 

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venture

. I have 

so 

much 

respect 

for 

you. 

You’ll 

always 

be 

Mike 

“Mach

ete” 

Villarr

eal. 

Respec

tfully,

Jonath

an 

Villarr

eal

On Fri, 

Sep 27, 

2019 at 

4:49 

PM 

Mike 

Villarre

al 

<

> 

wrote: 

Dear 

gentle

men,

As 

reques

ted, 

attach

ed are 

the 

followi

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ng 

docum

ents:

 P

SA

 P

SA, 

First 

Amen

ded

 R

elease

 R

esoluti

on of 

Assign

ment

 P

SA, 

Secon

d 

Amen

ded

Please 

let me 

know 

if you 

have 

any 

troubl

e 

openin

g up 

the 

attach

ments.

I hope 

you all 

have a 

good 

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weeke

nd.

Sincer

ely,

Mike 

Villarr

eal 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C.

Callag

han 

Tower 

8023 

Vanta

ge Dr., 

Suite 

1500 

San 

Antoni

o, 

Texas 

78230 

(210) 

886-

9500 

(210) 

886-

9883 

(Facsi

mile) 

The 

docum

ents 

and 

inform

ation 

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accom

panyin

g this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion 

contain 

inform

ation 

belongi

ng to 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C., 

which 

is 

confide

ntial 

and/or 

legally 

privileg

ed. Thi

s 

inform

ation is 

only 

intend

ed for 

the use 

of the 

individ

ual or 

entity 

named 

above. 

IF YOU 

ARE 

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D 

RECIPIE

NT, 

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Y 

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NG, 

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From:

Mike 

Villarre

al 

Sent:

Friday, 

Septe

mber 

27, 

2019 

12:08 

PM 

To:

'jonath

an lee' 

Cc: 'J 

Saenz 

; 

Rebek

ah 

Maldo

nado 

Subje

ct:

RE: 

meetin

g

 

John,

As a 

follow 

up to 

our 

conver

sation 

of 

mome

nts 

ago, 

I’m 

forwar

ding 

you 

the 

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August 

invoic

e you 

indicat

ed you 

had 

not 

seen. 

Thank 

you in 

advan

ce for 

your 

payme

nt.

Should 

you 

have 

any 

questi

ons, 

please 

do not 

hesitat

e to 

contac

t me.

Sincer

ely,

Mike 

Villarr

eal 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C.

Callag

han 

Tower 

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8023 

Vanta

ge Dr., 

Suite 

1500 

San 

Antoni

o, 

Texas 

78230 

(210) 

886-

9500 

(210) 

886-

9883 

(Facsi

mile) 

The 

docum

ents 

and 

inform

ation 

accom

panyin

g this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion 

contain 

inform

ation 

belongi

ng to 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C., 

which 

is 

confide

ntial 

and/or 

legally 

privileg

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ed. Thi

s 

inform

ation is 

only 

intend

ed for 

the use 

of the 

individ

ual or 

entity 

named 

above. 

IF YOU 

ARE 

NOT 

THE 

NAME

D 

RECIPIE

NT, 

YOU 

ARE 

HEREB

Y 

NOTIFI

ED 

THAT 

ANY 

DISCLO

SURE, 

PRINTI

NG, 

COPYIN

G, 

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BUTIO

N OR 

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OF 

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INFOR

MATIO

N FOR 

ANY 

USE 

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OEVER 

IS 

STRICT

LY 

PROHI

BITED. 

If you 

have 

receive

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d this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion in 

error, 

please 

immedi

ately 

reply 

and 

notify 

the 

sender 

and 

delete 

the 

messag

e. Una

uthoriz

ed 

interce

ption 

of this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion is 

a 

violatio

n of 

federal 

crimina

l law.

From:

Mike 

Villarre

al 

Sent:

Friday, 

Septe

mber 

27, 

2019 

10:12 

AM 

To:

'jonath

an lee' 

Cc: J 

Saenz 

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; 

Rebek

ah 

Maldo

nado 

Subje

ct:

RE: 

meetin

g

 

Good 

morni

ng 

Jonath

an,

Thank 

you 

very 

much 

for 

your 

payme

nt. I’v

e 

confir

med 

receip

t of 

payme

nt 

with 

our 

billing 

dept. 

Thank 

you!

I will 

let you 

all 

know 

once 

the 

remai

ning 

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balanc

e is 

paid.

Sincer

ely,

Mike 

Villarr

eal 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C.

Callag

han 

Tower 

8023 

Vanta

ge Dr., 

Suite 

1500 

San 

Antoni

o, 

Texas 

78230 

(210) 

886-

9500 

(210) 

886-

9883 

(Facsi

mile) 

The 

docum

ents 

and 

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20

inform

ation 

accom

panyin

g this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion 

contain 

inform

ation 

belongi

ng to 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C., 

which 

is 

confide

ntial 

and/or 

legally 

privileg

ed. Thi

s 

inform

ation is 

only 

intend

ed for 

the use 

of the 

individ

ual or 

entity 

named 

above. 

IF YOU 

ARE 

NOT 

THE 

NAME

D 

RECIPIE

NT, 

YOU 

ARE 

HEREB

Y 

NOTIFI

ED 

THAT 

ANY 

DISCLO

SURE, 

PRINTI

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NG, 

COPYIN

G, 

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BUTIO

N OR 

TAKING 

OF 

THIS 

INFOR

MATIO

N FOR 

ANY 

USE 

WHATS

OEVER 

IS 

STRICT

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PROHI

BITED. 

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have 

receive

d this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion in 

error, 

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immedi

ately 

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and 

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sender 

and 

delete 

the 

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e. Una

uthoriz

ed 

interce

ption 

of this 

electro

nic 

transmi

ssion is 

a 

violatio

n of 

federal 

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crimina

l law.

From:

jonath

an lee 

[mailto

Sent:

Friday, 

Septe

mber 

27, 

2019 

7:59 

AM 

To:

Mike 

Villarre

al 

Cc: J 

Saenz 

Rebek

ah 

Maldo

nado 

Subje

ct: Re: 

meetin

g

 

Mike 

and 

Rebek

ah, 

 

My 

half of 

the 

invoic

e has 

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been 

paid. 

 

Thank 

you 

both 

for 

everyt

hing, 

Jonath

an 

Villarr

eal 

 

On 

Thu, 

Sep 

26, 

2019 

at 4:58 

PM 

Mike 

Villarr

eal 

wrote: 

Gentl

emen

, 

 

Follo

wing 

up on 

my 

conv

ersati

ons 

with 

you 

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both, 

I am 

pleas

ed to 

hear 

that 

you 

all 

are 

amen

able 

to 

meeti

ng 

with 

each 

other 

to 

discu

ss 

settli

ng 

your 

disag

reem

ent. 

You 

both 

indic

ated 

you 

woul

d like 

to 

have 

Jonat

han’s 

fathe

r and 

John’

s 

fathe

r-inlaw 

atten

d a 

sit 

down 

discu

ssion 

with 

you 

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all. J

ohn 

also 

asked 

that 

his 

wife 

be 

prese

nt as 

well. 

I 

again 

offer 

our 

office

s in 

whic

h to 

have 

this 

discu

ssion.

 

 

Of 

cours

e, 

you 

will 

need 

to 

check 

on 

the 

availa

bility 

of 

Jonat

han’s 

fathe

r and 

John’

s 

fathe

r-inlaw 

and 

wife. 

To 

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the 

exten

t they 

are 

amen

able 

to 

join 

in, I 

ask 

that 

Jonat

han 

reach 

out 

to his 

fathe

r and 

John 

reach 

out 

to his 

fathe

r-inlaw 

and 

wife 

to 

invite 

them 

to 

atten

d. 

 

Also, 

pleas

e 

note 

that 

what

ever 

is 

said 

in 

this 

meeti

ng 

will 

be 

maint

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ained 

confi

denti

al. T

his 

will 

also 

inclu

de 

confi

denti

ality 

on 

the 

part 

of 

Jonat

han’s 

fathe

r and 

John’

s 

fathe

r-inlaw 

and 

wife. 

We 

are 

trying 

to 

resol

ve 

your 

differ

ences

, not 

atte

mpti

ng to 

take 

adva

ntage 

of 

each 

other

. I 

appre

ciate 

you 

both 

willin

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g to 

show 

good 

faith 

on 

both 

your 

parts 

in 

comi

ng 

toget

her 

and 

seein

g if a 

resol

ution 

can 

be 

reach

ed. 

 

For 

my 

part, 

I am 

availa

ble 

Mon

day 

(Sept. 

30; 

9:30a

m4:30p

m) 

and 

Frida

y, 

Oct. 

4 

after 

2:30p

m. If 

neith

er of 

these 

days 

work

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s, 

pleas

e let 

me 

know 

and I 

can 

check 

my 

availa

bility 

for 

the 

follo

wing 

week

. 

 

From 

my 

conv

ersati

on 

with 

John, 

he 

tells 

me 

that 

he, 

his 

wife 

and 

fathe

r-inlaw 

are 

availa

ble at 

2:30p

m, 

Frida

y, 

Oct. 

4. 

Jonat

han, 

pleas

e let 

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me 

know 

if you 

and 

your 

fathe

r will 

also 

be 

availa

ble 

on 

this 

date 

and 

time. 

If so, 

I will 

reser

ve 

one 

of 

our 

confe

rence 

room

s. 

 

Finall

y, I’m 

attac

hing 

our 

invoic

e no. 

6004

7 

whic

h 

runs 

throu

gh 

yeste

rday, 

Sept. 

25, 

2019.

 I 

notic

ed 

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there 

is a 

past 

due 

alrea

dy. P

lease 

remit 

your 

paym

ent 

as 

soon 

as 

you 

can 

as I 

will 

need 

your 

accou

nt to 

be 

curre

nt 

when 

we 

meet.

 You 

may 

pay 

onlin

e at 

the 

follo

wing 

link: 

https:

//sec

ure.la

wpay

.com/

pages

/gun

nleec

ave/o

perat

ing 

 

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Your 

refer

ence 

numb

er is 

G1235

6. Pl

ease 

inclu

de 

this 

to 

ensur

e 

prop

er 

credit

. I 

really 

appre

ciate 

it and 

thank 

you 

in 

adva

nce 

for 

your 

prom

pt 

paym

ent! 

 

Than

k you 

both! 

 

Since

rely, 

 

Mike 

Villar

real 

Gunn

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, Lee 

& 

Cave, 

P.C.

Calla

ghan 

Towe

r 

8023 

Vanta

ge 

Dr., 

Suite 

1500 

San 

Anto

nio, 

Texas 

7823

0 

(210) 

886-

9500 

(210) 

886-

9883 

(Facsi

mile) 

The 

docu

ments 

and 

infor

matio

n 

acco

mpan

ying 

this 

electr

onic 

trans

missio

n 

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contai

n 

infor

matio

n 

belon

ging 

to 

Gunn, 

Lee & 

Cave, 

P.C., 

which 

is 

confid

ential 

and/o

r 

legally 

privile

ged. 

This 

infor

matio

n is 

only 

intend

ed for 

the 

use of 

the 

indivi

dual 

or 

entity 

name

d 

above

. IF 

YOU 

ARE 

NOT 

THE 

NAME

D 

RECIPI

ENT, 

YOU 

ARE 

HERE

BY 

NOTIF

IED 

THAT 

ANY 

DISCL

OSUR

E, 

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PRINT

ING, 

COPYI

NG, 

DISTR

IBUTI

ON

OR 

TAKIN

G OF 

THIS 

INFOR

MATI

ON 

FOR 

ANY 

USE 

WHAT

SOEV

ER IS 

STRIC

TLY 

PROHI

BITED.

 If 

you 

have 

receiv

ed 

this 

electr

onic 

trans

missio

n in 

error, 

please 

imme

diatel

y 

reply 

and 

notify 

the 

sende

r and 

delete 

the 

messa

ge. U

nauth

orized 

interc

eptio

n of 

this 

electr

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onic 

trans

missio

n is a 

violati

on of 

feder

al 

crimin

al law.

 

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