“BLOOD SUCKERS”?: Jibreal Hindi’s Firm Falls Apart as Partners Gerald Lane and Zane Hedaya Walk– Jibreal Swears Comeback

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One of the biggest stories in TCPAWorld I have not been covering–because I do not deal in gossip– is the apparent collapse of Jibreal Hindi’s law firm.

Jibreal Hindi was the number one volume filer of TCPA class litigation last year and the instability at his firm has directly correlated with an overall decrease in TCPA filings YoY between 2026 and 2025.

While this has been good for businesses generally, it appears the drop may be short lived as Jibreal seems to have found his footing and is publicly vowing a comeback.

Backing up, I have heard many (many) stories about the discord in Jibreal’s shop for a while now. I actually personally reached out to him not long ago because I was concerned about some of his behavior and wanted to help him out.

Again, however, I do not deal in gossip.

Here are the cold hard facts.

His partners Gerald Lane and Zane Hedaya walked away from the firm in the last few weeks and Gerald has started his own competing shop (not sure what Zane is up to).

Jibreal issued two videos recently characterizing these individuals as disloyal “blood suckers” who engaged in “criminal” behavior.

You can watch Jibreal’s Instagram video about it here:

The youtube version ( a little different) is here:

In the videos Jibreal describes tears running down his cheeks over recent days as the apparent betrayal cut him deeply.

I have not yet heard Gerald or Zane’s version of events although Gerald has agreed to come on the podcast in early 2027 to discuss.

Until I get both sides of the story I will not weigh in directly.

I will say, however, as a business owner with partners of my own I do feel for Jibreal. I’ve been backstabbed many times before by untrustworthy people who were only after as much money as they could get in the short term. Just really dumb.

It really is an awful experience though. But bad people are going to be bad people. You can’t let it get you down. Because the universe always makes sure they don’t succeed in the end.

Funny how it ALWAYS works out that way. The good guys keep right on winning. And the bad guys have a little fun for a bit and then end up scattered to the wind.

Now Jibreal and I are two very different people. And I am NOT suggesting Zane and Gerald didn’t have legitimate reasons for doing what they did. Want to be clear on that.

Again I do not know the situation– but Jibreal certainly feels like he took good care of these guys and is very emotional about their departure.

He is also vowing a return to form. So let’s see what happens.

I invited Jibreal to join the Deserve to Win podcast to tell his side of events. We will see if he takes me up on it.

One guy who DID take me up on it- Nathen Barton. You will DEFINITELY want to hear from this repeat-player TCPA litigator who some accuse of setting up his lawsuits (although that has never been proven).

Chat soon.

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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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