Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #3134-1

## UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

In re:

HO WAN KWOK,

Chapter 11

Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)

Debtor.

## AFFIDAVIT OF MELISSA F. WERNICK, ESQ., IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE

STATE OF NEW JERSEY ) ) SS: COUNTY OF ESSEX )

I, MELISSA F. WERNICK, of full age, having been duly sworn according to law, depose and state the following:

1. I am an attorney and a member of the firm of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, with an office address of 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland, NJ 07068. The firm's main telephone number is (973) 325-1500; my direct telephone number is (973) 530-2157, my facsimile number is (973) 325-1501; and my e-mail address is mwernick@csglaw.com.

2. I submit this affidavit in support of the motion for my admission pro hac vice as counsel on behalf of interested party Gypsy Mei Food Services LLC in the above-captioned case and related proceedings.

3. Pursuant to D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(d), I designate the District of Connecticut as the forum for any resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission.

4. I am a member in good standing of the Bars of the State of New Jersey (Bar No. 041332000) and the State of New York. I am also admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as the District of New Jersey.

5. disciplined by, resigned from, surrendered my license to practice before, or withdrawn an application for admission to practice before this Court or any other court.

6. I have read and am familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, the Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, and will abide by and comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of the local rules and the administrative orders of this Court.

7. I hereby designate Aaron A. Romney, Esq., of Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. as my agent for service of process and the District of Connecticut as the forum for the resolution of any dispute arising out of my admission pro hac vice in the above-captioned matter.

8. Certificates of good standing from the Bars of the State of New York and New Jersey will be filed within 60 days of my admission.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and accurate.

Melissa F. Wernick

Sworn and Subscribed to before me this 24 day of April 2024.

ASHLEY NAFASH NOTARY PUBLIC OF NEW JERSEY Commission No. 50215895. My Commission Expires Nov. 6, 2028