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John A. Hubbard, Esq. is a business trial lawyer who leads the Firm's litigation practice.  He specializes in civil litigation with concentrations in securities law, construction law, and commercial disputes.  He has been lead trial counsel in State and Federal courts and arbitrations throughout the United States.  Mr. Hubbard has extensive experience in litigating such issues as business torts, contract disputes, injunctive actions, employment law, construction claims, securities, minority shareholder oppression and shareholder disputes, enforcement and defense of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and trade secret matters.

Mr. Hubbard is a leading proponent and practitioner of early and alternative dispute resolution: the process of strategically resolving business disagreements before they reach the courts.

Mr. Hubbard co-founded Beals Hubbard, PLC in 1999. He is a Member of the Oakland County Bar Association (former chairman, Federal Court Committee and ADR Committee), and the American Bar Association (Forum on the Construction Industry and Litigation Sections).  He is admitted to the practice of law in the US District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.  Mr. Hubbard is also an elected representative for the Sixth District of the Michigan State Bar Representative Assembly.  He was appointed to the Michigan State Bar Character and Fitness Committee in 2001 and was chairman of District I for 2006-2007.

Mr. Hubbard has acted as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), National Association Securities Dealers (NASD), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), American Arbitration Association (AAA), and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) as well as a Mediator for the AAA and in private mediation.

Mr. Hubbard is a frequent lecturer on securities, construction, and employment law matters.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial litigation
• Business litigation
• Securities litigation
• Construction litigation
• Real estate litigation
• Alternative dispute resolution

Representative Matters

• Obtained a Judgment against General Motors Company for $11.1 Million Dollars on behalf of a newly formed intellectual property supplier.
• Obtained a Jury Verdict of over $500,000 against a industrial boiler manufacturer in the Eastern District of Michigan.
• Successful representation in a wide range of business tort litigation, including fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets and non-compete agreements.  He has also obtained restraining orders and preliminary injunction in numerous restrictive covenant cases.
• Obtained numerous summary judgments defeating claims based on restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets.
• Obtained settlement in excess of $1 Million against window manufacturers on behalf of several home window installer companies.
• Successfully represented several clients in corporate, partnership and shareholder disputes, receiverships and dissolutions.
• Obtained a Jury Verdict for over $270,000 in a dispute between siblings involving their mother's estate in probate court.

Admissions

• State of Michigan, 1986
• US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1986
• US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1994
• US District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1996
• US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2009
• United States Supreme Court, 2002

Professional Activities

• Michigan State Bar, Character and Fitness Committee (Past Chairman, District I)
• Michigan State Bar Representative Assembly Member (2000-2010)
• Michigan State Bar (Member: Business Law and ADR Sections)
• Oakland County Bar Association (Past Chairman, Federal Court Committee)
• American Bar Association (Litigation and Construction Law Sections)

Experience

• Founding Member, Beals Hubbard, PLC, 1999 - Present
• Senior Attorney, Alan R. Miller, PC, 1993 - 1999
• Partner/Shareholder, Simpson & Berry, PC, 1991 - 1993
• Associate, Simpson Moran, 1990 - 1991
• Associate, Simon, Deitch, Friedman, Siefman & Green, PC, 1988- 1990
• Associate, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, 1986 - 1988

Honors/Awards

• Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009 - Business Litigation
• Listed in Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Martindale-Hubbell - AV Preeminent Rating - highest rating
• Listing in D business, Top Lawyer, 2009 - Business, Construction and Securities Litigation

Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

• Lecturer: Annual Mid-West Securities Law Institute
• "Securities Arbitration" Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, April 1996
• "Discovery of Personal Computers Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" Laches, Oakland County Bar Association, March 2000
• "Early Dispute Resolution Saves Time, Money and Business Relationships" Lawyers Weekly, December, 2005
• Lecturer: "Strategies and Solutions for Protecting Proprietary Information" Seminar, February 2006

Community Involvement

• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) - find a cure for type I diabetes - www.jdrf.org
• Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Jake and Johnny Club (501(c)(3) non-profit corporation) - raise funds to cure childhood diseases - www.jakeandjohnnyclub.org
• Coach, local baseball and softball leagues
• Detroit Regional Chamber
• Farmington/Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce