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Thursday, 11 February 2010 21:41 |
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Beals Hubbard, PLC is proud to announce the appointment of Eric Parzianello to the Board of Directors of The Lorenzo White Foundation. The Lorenzo White Foundation is a non-profit charity which was formed by the former Michigan State and NFL running back to support, promote and establish local and national youth and high school athletic programs as well as organizations addressing the socio-economic needs of diverse communities. With a motto of "giving hope to the players of tomorrow," the Foundation is an outgrowth of Lorenzo's desire to give back to the community, promote the well-being of others and make a difference in the lives of future generations. Eric and John Hubbard recently attended the Foundation's inaugural fundraiser, a Super Bowl All-Star Kickoff Party in Fort Lauderdale |
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Monday, 08 February 2010 14:16 |
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Beals Hubbard, PLC would like to congratulate Channelle Kizy White on her recent election to the Executive Board for the Women's Bar Association (WBA). Her one year term as Corresponding Secretary will begin in June, 2010. The Women's Bar Association is the Oakland County Region of the Women's Lawyer's Association of Michigan. The WBA focuses on advancing the interest of women in the legal profession in a variety of ways. This is a very active organization with events or seminars being held every month. Most of the WBA's events are open to the general public and all are welcome. For more information on the WBA, please visit www.wba-oakland.com.
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 18:56 |
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 17:08 |
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by Eric Parzianello
An employer provides cell devices to its employees who use them, in part, for personal text messages. Can the employer obtain access to the messages and review them? On December 14, 2009, the Supreme Court accepted the case of Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Company and the City of Ontario, and will decide in the Spring.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California held that a police officer had a right to privacy regarding the texts he sent on his department-issued pager after his chief discovered sexually explicit messages to his girlfriend. That court said the lack of any suspicion of wrongdoing on the part of the officer violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches when the police chief obtained transcripts of the messages from the company that provided the texting service and read them. The case resulted in a strong difference of opinion among the circuit’s judges. When the full panel of the court decided not to reconsider the decision, a 10-page dissent calling it “contrary to the dictates of reason and common sense” likely piqued the interest of the Supreme Court.
The ruling was the first of its kind and observed that the “recently minted standard of electronic communication via e-mails, text messages, and other means opens a new frontier in Fourth Amendment jurisprudence that has been little explored.” The employer argued that an “employee’s expectation of privacy must be one that society is prepared to consider reasonable under the operational realities of the workplace.”
While this case involves public employees, the Supreme Court’s decision could provide a blueprint for private employers in dealing with employee text messages. We will be watching it with great interest.
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 00:00 |
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Channelle Kizy White has joined Beals Hubbard and will practice in the areas of business litigation, transactions and criminal defense.
She has represented individuals in a wide range of commercial and business matters including contract disputes, business formation, drafting commercial lease agreement, liquor licensing and other business matters. She also handles cases relating to controlled substance violations, drunk driving and similar offenses and other violations of the federal and state criminal code. Channelle vigorously represents her clients to protect their interests and understands that communication is the most important aspect of the attorney-client relationship.
Channelle graduated from the University of Michigan in 2003 with honors, and in 2006 earned her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law where she received several awards for her academic merit. Channelle is authorized to practice law in all state courts as well as the Untied States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. She is a member of the Michigan and Oakland County Bar Associations as well as an active member of the Woman's Bar Association and the Chaldean American Bar Association. |
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Monday, 19 October 2009 00:00 |
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Jay B. Schreier has joined Beals Hubbard, of counsel.
For more than 20 years, Jay has counseled clients, litigated and arbitrated claims, and handled appeals involving business disputes (contracts, business torts including trade secrets and proprietary information, professional negligence, and the enforcement and defense of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements) and personal disputes (personal protection insurance ("PIP") benefits, automobile negligence, general negligence, and professional negligence).
He graduated with a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1982. Jay is a 1985 graduate cum laude of Wayne State University Law School where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and was an associate editor of the Wayne Law Review. He has received the highest attorney rating (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell. |
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