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Seham To Be Audited By USAPA
Just in case you don’t recognize the fellow pictured below it is former USAPA general counsel, Lee Seham. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and the example here is certainly no exception.
Lee Seham after admitting that while his interaction with
USAPA had substantially decreased, the billing had actually
increased
You may have recently read about the special BPR meeting called by certain reps after a private meeting with Seham. While it was apparently an attempt by him to secure future business for his firm by going after the USAPA President and Vice President the fiasco looks to have back fired on him in a rather dramatic fashion.
Several minutes into what appeared to be a thoroughly prepared diatribe he was interrupted by some of the BPR members to answer a few pointed questions. Without going into great detail one line of questioning inquired as to whether Seham made any attempt to contact the President or Vice President after the private meeting held with a few select reps. After all, in his own view, matters were discussed that were of a vital nature to the union. He stated that he had not, in fact, made any attempt to contact these officers. Understandably, if you are going to ambush someone it is best to keep them in the dark - obligation to the union notwithstanding.
In any event it was the follow-on discussion that shed light on what is a very serious matter indeed. Seham was describing his historical interaction with the officers in general and the President and Vice President in particular. In regards to billing he referred to this interaction as “the cream on top.” He went on to say that the past few months had seen a cooling of relations and that he had virtually no interaction of late.
As he continued he stated that, in fact, his firm’s interaction with USAPA had decreased substantially. An intuitive question then followed - if the interaction had decreased substantially had the billing activity followed suit? The answer was not only no, that it had not decreased, but that the billing had actually increased.
The matter is being looked into thoroughly including an audit of the firm and inquiries as to whether other organizations have experienced similar problems. Seham reportedly states that he will not subject himself to an audit. It would appear that he ultimately has no choice.
Thankfully the past few months have seen the emergence of Attorney Brian Odwyre, who in all respects, appears to be extremely capable. Anyone who saw his performance cross examining Lyle Hogg at the injunctive relief hearing would agree. Perhaps Seham’s read on his situation was not only astute but also fortunate for us as it appears to have revealed significant wrongdoing on his part.
Stay tuned.
