UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR : 

ADMISSION TO PRACTICE IN THIS COURT : 

PETITION

 I Richard J. (Rex) Burch, hereby petition the United States District Court for the Middle District 

of Pennsylvania to admit me to practice before that Court. In support of my petition, I state as follows: 

 

My office address is: Bruckner Burch PLLC 

 

 8 Greenway Plaza, Ste. 1500 

 Houston, Texas 77046 

Office Telephone: 713-877-8788 

I was admitted to practice before the Courts listed below on the date shown after the name of 

each Court, and I am currently a member in good standing of all those Courts. 

 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (2005); 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (2010); 9th Circuit Court of 

Appeals (2013); Central District of Illinois (2009); Northern District of Illinois (2009); Southern 

District of Illinois (2014); State of TX (1997); Eastern District of TX (2000); 

Northern District of TX (2004); Southern District of TX (1997); Western District of TX (2005); 

District of Colorado (2014); Federal Courts of Claims (2013); Western District of Pennsylvania (2016); 

District of New Mexico (2015). 

My attorney Identification number is: TX 24001807 

FOR COURT USE ONLY 

 GENERAL ADMISSION: 

GRANTED BY THE COURT: Date: 

 SPECIAL ADMISSION: 

GRANTED BY THE COURT Date: _

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Please Answer the Following Questions: 

All occasions, if any, on which I have been convicted of a crime (subsequent to my becoming an 

attorney), censured, suspended, disciplined or disbarred by any court are set forth as follows: (State the 

facts and circumstances connected with each; if none, state “none”.) 

 None 

All occasions, if any, on which I have been held in contempt of court are set forth as follows: 

(State the nature and final disposition of contempt; if none, state “none”.) 

 None. 

I do __ , do not X , have any disciplinary action, contempt or other proceedings involving 

me pending before any court. (Check the appropriate space.) If there are pending proceedings, please 

explain: 

I am seeking: 

 General Admission under Local Rule LR 83.8.1 

 X Special Admission (specify by a check which rule) under 

LR 83.8.2.1 X, LR 83.8.2.2 , LR 83.8.2.3 , or LR 83.8.2.4 

If seeking special admission under Local Rules LR 83.8.2.1, LR 83.8.2.2, LR 83.8.2.3, or LR 83.8.2.4, the 

basis for my admission under the designated rule is as follows: 

I am counsel of record for Plaintiff, and seek special admission to represent 

Thomas Sloane, et al. 

NAME THE PARTY YOU REPRESENT: 

 Thomas Sloane, et al. 

If special admission is requested for a particular case, please list case number and caption: Case # 4:16-cv01571-MWB 

Caption # Thomas Sloane, et al. v. Gulf Interstate Field Services, Inc. 

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I understand that: 

1) If seeking admission under Section LR 83.8.2.2, LR 83.8.2.3, or 83.8.2.4, I must 

submit a letter from a superior stating the agency with which I am employed and 

the duties performed which qualify me for admission under those sections. 

2) If petitioning for admission, only in a particular case, under Rule LR 83.8.2.1, I need no 

sponsor’s certificate. Any attorney specially admitted under LR 83.8.2.1, shall, in each 

proceeding in which he or she appears, have associate counsel who is generally 

admitted under Local Rule 83.8.1 to practice in this court, whose appearance shall also 

be entered of record and upon whom all pleadings, motions, notices, and other papers 

may be served in accordance with any statute or applicable rule. The attendance of any 

such associate counsel upon the hearing of any motion or the taking of any testimony 

shall be sufficient appearance for the party or parties represented by such associate 

counsel. Either the specially admitted attorney or associate counsel must be fully 

prepared to participate in any hearings, arguments, conferences and trials. (See LR 

83.9) 

If special admission is requested for a particular case, please list the name, address, 

telephone number and bar identification number of associate counsel to be entered of 

record in the case: 

 

Shannon J. Carson (PA 85957); Sara R. Schalman-Bergen (PA 206211); Alexandra K. 

Piazza (PA 315240); Berger & Montague, P.C.; 1622 Locust St., Philadelphia PA 

19103; (215) 875-3000; scarson@bm.net; sschalman-bergen@bm.net; apiazza@bm.net

3) If seeking general admission under Rule LR 83.8.1, I must be a member of the bar of 

the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and have a sponsor who is a member in good 

standing of the Bar of this Court present to move for my admission and I must submit 

the sponsor’s certificate with my petition. 

 /s/ Richard J. (Rex) Burch 

 PETITIONER 

 

 24001807 

___________________________________________ 

 TX Bar Number 

 8/22/16 

___________________________________________ 

 Date 

By signing this petition for admission, I acknowledge that I have read the attached Middle District of 

Pennsylvania Code of Professional Conduct and agree to subscribe to the standards set forth in the 

Code. 

NAME OF PETITIONER Richard J. (Rex) Burch 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 

On August 22, 2016, I served this document via the Court’s ECF system. 

/s/ Rex Burch

 ______________________________ 

 Richard J. (Rex) Burch

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