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Case 1:20-bk-12043 Doc 109-1 Filed 07/27/20 Entered 07/27/20 15:11:53 Desc <br /> Exhibit A - Declaration of Douglas L. Lutz Page 5 of 16 <br /> Debtors until July 9, 2020. Ms. Kegley also served as Secretary and General Counsel of Royal <br /> Energy Resources, Inc. ("Royal Energy"), the majority equity holder of debtor Rhino Resource <br /> Partners LP ("Rhino Resource Partners"), until July 9, 2020. <br /> 7. Ms. Kegley's husband, Adam Kegley, is a Member of FBT's Bankruptcy and <br /> Restructuring Practice Group. On March 20, 2020,the Debtors engaged FBT as restructuring and <br /> chapter 11 counsel (the "Engagement Letter"). Given Ms. Kegley's status as a statutory insider <br /> of the Debtors, on March 20, 2020, FBT implemented internal safeguards to ensure that Mr. <br /> Kegley was separated and walled off from the work FBT performed for the Debtors in connection <br /> with these Chapter 11 Cases. Apart from conducting analysis of potential conflicts in connection <br /> with the Debtors' engagement of FBT in the Chapter 11 Cases, Mr. Kegley has not participated in <br /> the preparation for the filing of these Chapter 11 Cases. <br /> 8. On July 9, 2020, Ms. Kegley resigned as an officer and employee of Royal Energy <br /> effective as of July 9,2020. On July 9,2020,Ms.Kegley also resigned as an officer of the Debtors <br /> effective as of July 9, 2020. Ms. Kegley's status as an employee of the Debtors terminated on <br /> July17, 2020. Effective as of July 18, 2020, the Debtors engaged Ms. Kegley as an independent <br /> contractor to perform consulting services to the Debtors during these Chapter 11 Cases; such <br /> consulting services do not include any legal services. Ms. Kegley is no longer an officer or an <br /> employee of the Debtors. FBT and Mr. Kegley intend for Mr. Kegley to resume providing legal <br /> services to the Debtors following the termination of Ms. Kegley's status as an employee of the <br /> Debtors. <br /> 9. As of July 15, 2020, Ms. Kegley owned forty-five (45) common units of Rhino <br /> Resource Partners having an approximate market value of$0.15 per unit. On July 15, 2020, Ms. <br /> 4 <br />