ITS ALMOST TIME!: Solstice is Sneaking Up On Us, Here Are a Few SUGGESTIONS On How to Pass Those Long Winters’ Nights

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All right, so I am headed to the airport shortly to fly out to our big HOLIDAY PARTY/retreat.

You may have heard about this thing. Definitely WON’T be the party of the century, but I am looking forward to relaxing with the team tonight and a few of our closest friends and supports in Scottsdale, AZ.

As most of you know, the Czar traditionally takes a long winter’s nap from Dec. 21-Jan 5. (“Solstice” as we call it around here.) And this year will be no different. TODAY is my last day in the office–and its really kind of a quarter day since I am travelling and getting ready for tonight’s event. Then I will be turning down the jets for the year.

While I will still likely do a few blogs between now and the end of the year you are HIGHLY unlikely to reach me during the next few weeks. So I wanted to take a few minutes to THANK all of you again for your incredible support this year. It has truly meant the world! The transition was far more successful than I could have imagined. And this team is truly amazing.

We have lots more big news moving into the near year. Troutman Firm website will be up soon, and you just won’t be able to stop playing with this thing. R.E.AC.H. website and membership will be open by January 1. The Troutman Firm team will be at Lead Generation World in full force January 8. And we may have one more tiny little surprise planned for everyone just yet… wait and see. 🙂

For those of you wondering what to do without us over the holidays, I HIGHLY suggest re-watching some our Deserve to Win episodes. These things are INCREDIBLE. I am really proud of how they turned out, even as our latest episode makes use of a new producer and better graphics, techniques, etc.

Just look at the names we’ve had on the show so far: Anthony Paronich (Ep. 1), Jay Edelson (Ep. 3), Mike Greenwald (Ep. 5), and the Law HQ guys just to name a few.

I know there is nothing more comforting than spending a little time with the Czar and the TCPAWorld crew over the holidays. So give them all a watch now while you cozy up by the fire:


The FIRST episode– with Anthony Paronich!


Episode 2– The ATDS Episode With Safe Select Creator Dan Greenwell!
Episode 3– with Titan of the Privacy Bar Jay Edelson!

Episode 4– with Adrian Bacon!

 

Episode 5– The Wrong Number Episode with Mike Greenwald! 

 

Episode 6– Josh Swigart and CIPA Breakdown!

Episode 7–Law HQ Guys, Swiping Left on Robocalls!

As I said, expect to hear from me a couple more times yet this week, but be prepared for the loss of the Czar for a little while. I need to rest and recharge my jets– and I hope you ALL get a little downtime this holiday season as well.

(A bit) More to come…

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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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