TCPAWORLD AFTER DARK: reflections

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So I watched the f1 race this weekend.

Max Verstappen is an incredibly gifted insufferable bastard who can’t be beaten and wants everyone to know it.

God he reminds me of me.

But a younger version of me.

Obsessed. Driven. Unstoppable. Willing to take penalties, because it doesn’t matter. It truly doesn’t. In the end we will always win. Always find a way. Always. Always. Always.*

*not a guarantee.

But being so much better than anyone else at your chosen profession is a blessing. And yes, you have to work hard. And yes, you have to earn it. But still… it is a blessing. It doesn’t come from you. You didn’t choose it.

It chose you.

And it took me a while to realize that being THAT MUCH BETTER means that you owe every one else something, and not vice versa.

Greatness is a debt.

It is a debt.

And the truly great ones spend their entire lives paying it back.

Max will figure that out one day. And I will watch him mature and enjoy it.

In the meantime, my Raptors–little league team I coach on the DL–took first place. Really big deal actually given the caliber of the league and the dynamics. So disciplined.

That’s my calling card, in case you missed it. Not the most talented team, perhaps. Just the one that wants it more–and doesn’t make mistakes. And works hardest. And, in the end, the one that always seems to win somehow.

As if by magic.

But it isn’t magic. Its hard work. Its discipline. Its execution. Its knowing what needs to be done and having the will to do it.

There’s probably a point here some place but I billed more hours last week–over 90– than I have in my entire career. And I have a hearing in the morning. So I will forgive myself for being less cogent than usual.

It is Thanksgiving week. And I LOVE all of you. And I am truly grateful for you. And I will keep working hard for you.

Goodnight TCPAWorld.

 

 

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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.

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