UNPRECEDENTED Episode 14 Now Available: Constitutional Law Professor Garret Epps Joines the Czar to Discuss TCPA SCOTUS Review

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Well folks, our coverage of the HUGE SCOTUS review of the TCPA continues today. Of course we famously live blogged the oral argument earlier this month, then followed up with definitive analysis and an incredible round-table podcast breaking it down (including analysis from one of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg’s former law clerk’s-  Ben Beaton, co-head of SPB’s Appellate Team.) And now we have EXPERT analysis from Constitutional Law Professor Garret Epps of the University of Baltimore.

Well aren’t we just the gift that keeps on giving.

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Professor Garret Epps, Univ. Baltimore Constitutional Law Professor

Now, Professor Epps isn’t just any old cont. law professor, he’s the guy who wrote this absolutely incredible piece in the Atlantic analyzing the impact of the SCOTUS TCPA review on our First Amendment rights. This thing is a must read–and really proves, once and for all, that I’m not actually the best writer in the world, whatever I may think on certain days.

This guy is a true historian–on the podcast he breaks down the history of the Supreme Court’s review of content-specific statutes and explains why the Barr v. AAPC case is part of a logical progression toward applying heightened scrutiny to enactments that curtail commercial speech. Indeed he explains why this challenge came along at just the right time in the Court’s history. Translation: there really is a chance the TCPA is going away.

You’re going to love this guys wit and warmth. He is ultra-quick, charming and has a voice and cadence that recalls Vin Scully. I could literally listen to this guy read from a phone book and be entranced–so you’re going to love listening to him break down the Constitutional doctrines at play here with funny anecdotes and illustrations along the way.

Before we get to the excellent interview, we break down several key TCPA developments, including:

As always folks we hope you will find this edition of Unprecedented both entertaining and informative.

As a reminder, our next edition will include an interview with TCPA class action juggernaut Anthony Paronich. You can’t miss that one.

Plus, news of a VERY exciting guest is on the horizon. TRUST ME, you’ll want to watch out for it.

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Published by Eric J. Troutman

The Czar of TCPAWorld Eric Troutman is one of the country’s prominent class action defense lawyers and is nationally recognized in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation and compliance. He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 70 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies. He also helps industry participants build TCPA-compliant processes, policies, and systems. Eric has built a national litigation practice based upon deep experience, rigorous analysis and extraordinary responsiveness. Eric and his team feel equally at home litigating multibillion dollar telecommunications class actions in federal court as they do developing and executing national litigation strategies for institutions facing an onslaught of individual TCPA matters. They thrive in each of these roles – delivering consistently excellent results – while never losing sight of the client experience. While many firms now tout TCPA expertise, Eric has been there from the beginning. He built one of the country’s first TCPA-only defense teams and began serving as national TCPA counsel for his clients nearly a decade ago. This perspective allows him to swiftly develop the right litigation strategies for dealing with recurring problems, without wasting time on tactics that are bound to fail. Eric’s rich historical perspective and encyclopedic knowledge of the TCPA landscape also make him an invaluable resource to institutional compliance teams struggling to comply with the shifting regulatory landscape. No task is too small – or too big. Indeed, Eric and his team have helped build TCPA-compliant systems and processes for some of the largest and most complex corporate entities in the country. He commonly works with in-house compliance counsel to build and implement enterprise and business-line specific TCPA solutions, performs TCPA audits and drafts and reviews proposed TCPA policies and procedures. He and his team also have the technical expertise necessary to assist call centers seeking to develop TCPA-resistant call path architecture or to modify existing telephony and software integration to better insulate from potential TCPA exposure. Eric has built a reputation for thought leadership. An avid blogger and speaker, he has been at the forefront of the industry’s effort to push for clarity and a return to sanity for the TCPA for years. He was selected to advocate for the financial services industry on important TCPA issues before the Federal Communications Commission and co-authored the nation’s only comprehensive practice guide on TCPA defense. In his spare time, Eric leads defense teams representing banks and other financial services companies in consumer finance litigation matters. He has experience representing clients in UCC, TILA, RESPA FCRA, CCRA, CLRA, FDCPA, RFDCPA and FCCPA claims, as well as in fraud and bank operations issues.