Phillip Heller Case Summary

If Phillip Heller signed a partnership agreement listing terms he did not uphold and stating that the committee had authority to expel Heller, then I think the courts would agree with the committee. Phillip Heller signed an agreement that he needs to uphold. Heller’s work performance was unsatisfactory and he conducted 1,000 fewer hours than he estimated. Submitting a derogatory and lewd article is not performing satisfactory work. It could actually hurt the representation of the company. Heller signed the agreement in 1992. He should have negotiated terms around his hours and the committee’s authority to expel if he did not agree with the terms. I feel the committee had every right to expel Philip Heller.