Liz Boydston (SBN 24053684) 

Alexandria Rahn (SBN 24110246) 

GUTNICKI LLP

10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 800

Dallas, Texas 75231

Telephone: (469) 935-6699

Facsimile: (469) 895-4413 

lboydston@gutnicki.com

arahn@gutnicki.com

PROPOSED COUNSEL TO THE DEBTORS AND 

DEBTORS IN POSSESSION

Max Schlan (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Ren-Ann Wang (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

GUTNICKI LLP

45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2000

New York, New York 10111 

Telephone: (646) 825-2330

Facsimile: (646) 825-2330

mschlan@gutnicki.com

rwang@gutnicki.com

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH DIVISION

)

In re: ) Chapter 11

TOMMY’S FORT WORTH, LLC, et al.,

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) Case No. 24-90000

Debtors. ) (Jointly Administered)

)

DECLARATION OF MATTHEW A. BORISCH

REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF RETAINERS TO DEBTORS’ PROFESSIONALS

I, Matthew Borisch, hereby declare under penalty of perjury:

1. I am over the age of 18 and competent to testify as to the matters contained 

herein. 

1 The Debtors in these Chapter 11 Cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification 

number, are: Tommy’s Fort Worth, LLC (3473); Tommy’s Holding Company, LLC (2662); Tommy’s Grand Rapids, LLC 

(9224); Tommy’s Castaic, LLC (7501); Tommy’s Lewisville, LLC (4750); High Country Watersports, LLC (6160); Walloon 

Lake Village Marina, LLC (0277); MKB Florida Holdings, LLC (5698); Tommy’s Detroit, LLC (5242); Tommy’s California 

Fresno, LLC (8597); Tommy’s Phoenix, LLC (3036); Tommy’s Las Vegas, LLC (7721); Tommy’s Chattanooga, LLC (0839); 

Tommy’s California Ventura, LLC (5149); Tommy’s Rancho Cordova, LLC (1070); Tommy’s Stockton, LLC (1338); and 

Tommy’s Knoxville, LLC (8052). 

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2. I am the President of the “Debtors,” which collectively refers to Debtor Tommy’s 

Fort Worth, LLC and sixteen (16) of its affiliated Debtors: Tommy’s Fort Worth, LLC; Tommy’s 

Lewisville, LLC; Tommy’s Holding Company, LLC; Tommy’s Grand Rapids, LLC; Tommy’s Castaic, 

LLC; High Country Watersports, LLC; Walloon Lake Village Marina, LLC; MKB Florida Holdings, LLC; 

Tommy’s Detroit, LLC; Tommy’s California Fresno, LLC; Tommy’s Phoenix, LLC; Tommy’s Las Vegas, 

LLC; Tommy’s Chattanooga, LLC; Tommy’s California Ventura, LLC; Tommy’s Rancho Cordova, LLC; 

Tommy’s Stockton, LLC; and Tommy’s Knoxville, LLC (collectively, the “Debtors”) in the abovecaptioned chapter 11 cases (the “Cases”).

1. On May 20, 2024, I directed Artemis Capital, LLC (“Artemis”) to wire a $250,000 retainer 

to Gutnicki LLP and a $300,000 retainer to Force Ten Partners to be used to prepare and commence the 

Debtors’ 17 bankruptcy cases.

2. The retainers were funded by a loan that I took out with Artemis for the purpose of 

funding retainers for Tommy’s professionals. The collateral for the loan is against my personal assets. I 

alone am the borrower of the loan. There is no guarantor.

3. Artemis is not related to, affiliated with, or owned or controlled by me, anyone related to 

me, or any of the Debtors, their affiliates, their insiders, or insiders of the Debtors’ affiliates. Other than 

this loan, I have no relationship with Artemis. 

4. In addition to being the President of the Debtors, I own 100 percent of the following 

Debtors:

a) Tommy’s Fort Worth, LLC 

b) Tommy’s California Fresno, LLC

c) Tommy’s Castaic, LLC

d) Tommy’s Chattanooga, LLC

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e) Tommy’s Holding Company, LLC

f) Tommy’s Knoxville, LLC

g) Tommy’s Las Vegas, LLC

h) h. Tommy’s Lewisville, LLC

i) i. Tommy’s Phoenix, LLC

j) j. Tommy's California Ventura, LLC

5. Further, I own 100 percent of the Matthew Allen Borisch Trust, which owns 100 percent 

of the following Debtors:

a) High Country Watersports, LLC

b) MKB Florida Holdings, LLC

c) Tommy’s Grand Rapids, LLC

d) Walloon Lake Village Marina, LLC

6. Additionally, I own 100 percent of Debtor Tommy’s Holding Company LLC, which owns 100 

percent of the following Debtors:

a) Tommy’s Detroit, LLC

b) Tommy’s Rancho Cordova, LLC

c) Tommy’s Stockton, LLC

7. There is no request, obligation, duty, promise, or expectation that the Debtors repay the 

retainers. 

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that, to the best of my 

knowledge and after reasonable inquiry, the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 28th day of June

__________________________

Matthew A. Borisch

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