Humbling stuff…

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Today has been really wild and extremely validating so far.

Just thought I’d pause amongst the whirlwind to say thank you again to all of you.

Here are some of the nice words that have been shared:

“I’m just so excited to finally be able to say Eric Troutman is my attorney.”

“I want to be able to say you’re “our” lawyer. The [true retainer] to have the firm on retainer would be well worth it.”

” I’m happy to pay the one-time True Retainer, but I’d be happier to pay $___/mo (likely forever) for the same with the option…”

“Thank you for always keeping me on the cutting edge of what’s going on in TCPA world. Your articles are fantastic. While we may be on opposite sides of the coin here, I always thought you were a cool guy. The way I see it, any TCPA defendant would be crazy not to call you first.”

“Enjoy your success. Brag all you want, because you’ve earned it. Do the right thing, clean up the bad actors when you identify issues, and the world will be a better place.”

” I just wanted to say congrats and all the best for you and the Troutman Firm in the days ahead. I was happy to read today you are still at the helm of the TCPA World blog. It’s insightful, informative and a hell of a lot of giggles for defense bar – and maybe plaintiff’s bar every now and then.”

“I am fortunate to not have needed your services (yet) but still would like to congratulate you on the leap!  You are an amazing asset to our industry (and others)”

“Congratulations, felicitations, and best wishes in the new venture! Looking forward to great things! And don’t forget your friends here at [client] who’ve been proud to have you aboard from day 1.” (Never!)

And my personal favorite:

“I just bought www.EricTroutman.com this morning (once you read my email give me the contact info of your web guy (assuming you have one), I’ll have my web guru transfer it over to you. NEVER let this happen, peeps who don’t like you could have a field day with your name. DON’T be mad at me for doing this and yes, I’ll pass it over to you because you are a good guy.”

You’re a jerk Jerry! But I love it. And BTW–everybody likes me. Its part of the Troutman mystique.

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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.

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      1. I am absolutely certain. I am somebody, and I do not like you. So, not everybody likes you. I suppose it may not be false advertising to say “almost everybody” likes you; but I have no empirical knowledge to validate that statement. I do know this much; every telemarketer loves me; they call me so much. I wish I could get them all to hate me and never ring my telephone again. But, if they stopped calling me, there would not be an excuse for you and I to be conversing. Please, get R.E.A.C.H. up and going.

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