@Entity
@Inheritance(strategy=InheritanceType.JOINED)
public class Pessoa {
   
   @Id
   @SequenceGenerator(name="pessoa_seq", sequenceName="PESSOA_SEQ", allocationSize=1)
   @GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.AUTO, generator="pessoa_seq")
   private Long id;
   
   @OneToMany(mappedBy="pessoa", fetch=FetchType.EAGER, cascade=CascadeType.ALL) // At this time, I want Eager fetching
    private Set<Telefone> telefones;

    // Other properties are omitted

   public Pessoa(){

   }

            // Getters and setters

   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
      final int prime = 31;
      int result = 1;
      result = prime * result + ((id == null) ? 0 : id.hashCode());
      return result;
   }

   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
      if (this == obj)
         return true;
      if (obj == null)
         return false;
      if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
         return false;
      Pessoa other = (Pessoa) obj;
      if (id == null) {
         if (other.id != null)
            return false;
      } else if (!id.equals(other.id))
         return false;
      return true;
   }

@Entity
public class Cliente extends Pessoa {
   @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
   private Date clienteDesde;

   // Getters and Setters omitted
}

   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   @Override
   @Transactional(propagation=Propagation.SUPPORTS, readOnly=true)
   public List<T> findByExample(T entity) {     
      Example example = Example.create(entity).ignoreCase().enableLike(MatchMode.ANYWHERE).setPropertySelector(new PropertySelector(){
          @Override
           public boolean include(Object arg0, String arg1, Type arg2){
              Sytem.out.println(arg0 + " - " + arg1 + " - " + arg2);
           }
      });
      return getHibernateTemplate().getSessionFactory().getCurrentSession().createCriteria(entity.getClass()).add(example).list();
   }