Deserve to Win

In this episode of Deserve to Win, the Czar sits down with Joe De Sena, CEO of Spartan, for a conversation about winning, losing, discipline, resilience, and what it really takes to build something that lasts. Joe’s story is not just about obstacle course racing. It is about choosing hard things on purpose — and using those challenges to build strength, character, and a mindset that carries into b...

Law Conference of Champions IV was bigger, louder, sharper, and more unforgettable than ever — and in this episode of Deserve to Win, Eric Troutman leads the full recap of everything that made this year’s event such a success. Eric, the Troutman Amin team, and key voices from the conference look back on the biggest moments from LCOC IV: the speakers, the panels, the production, the behind-the-scen...

Two first names. Zero holding back. Well folks here is an early Christmas present from your favorite law firm–Troutman Amin, LLP. Repeat litigator– and absolute loose cannon– David Tom agreed to join the show, and he absolutely does not hold back. From quoting Rocky– “if he dies, he dies”– to suggesting he has no absolutely concern for small businesses his lawsuits cripple this guy does not hold b...

Well folks this is our biggest podcast episode yet and the place where Deserve to Win podcast moves from the biggest guests in TCPAWorld to just the biggest guests in the world period. Ron Rivera-- a member of the Super Bowl winning '85 Chicago Bears and longtime NFL coach-- joins Deserve to Win Ep. 37 to discuss what it takes to WIN at the highest level. Coach Rivera has recently returned to Cal...

Well, the latest edition of Deserve to Win is out and it is one of the biggest, juiciest episodes yet. The team breaks down several major developments including: A court refusing to enforce Safeway's arbitration provision (what does it mean for you?); A court confirming trolls can't sue you for calls they request; Another #biglaw #bigloss -- this time on the definition of "called party"; and That...

The one and only Wolf of the TCPA-- Anthony Paronich has rejoined the TCPAWorld crew to talk TCPA, #biglaw , McKesson and so much more. Paronich is one of the best known and most feared Plaintiff's lawyers in the country. His TCPA skills are unmatched and as the Czar describes him, the wolf has "God-tier situational awareness" that makes him nearly impossible to defeat in class litigation. Amongst...

Two stunning #FTC consent decrees against Assurance IQ and Media Alpha. These two companies—represented by #biglaw firms that obviously don’t know how the industry works—just agreed to pay $145 million in combined penalties AND agreed to consent orders that give away control over large amounts of their business operations, accepting unnecessary standards and oversight that will damage operations f...

You will not believe all of the behind-the-scenes incredible surprises, antics and triumphs surrounding this year's Law Conference of Champions. The show was absolutely incredible but there were so many unexpected moments and little nuances that most folks missed. So, the team got together and walked through the entire show for those who missed it! We discuss the months of planning, the hundreds o...

Well, it has been a while, but the team is back with the 33rd episode of Deserve to Win and it was a fantastic episode. The team breaks down several major TCPAWorld developments before connecting with TCPA plaintiff's attorney Chris Gold to talk about why he opened his own firm, this strategy for pursuing TCPA cases and what he thinks the future may hold. We talk about the huge TCPA class action f...

Deserve to Win is back with its 32nd episode, and there's a ton going on.   First, the Czar introduces a new team member-- Maxwell Levins--who is absolutely killing it even though he is only a young attorney. Then the team breaks down numerous developments, including: 1. The huge increase in TCPA cases; 2. The new POWER RANKINGS of top TCPA defense lawyers; 3. The disastrous settlement by Honda of...

We have had some INCREDIBLE episodes of Deserve to Win so far, but without question our 31st edition blows them all away. PhoneBurner CEO Chris Sorensen joins the podcast and bravely discusses the MONSTROUS mistake made by the FCC that nearly destroyed his business. In this never-before-told story directly from Sorensen you will learn how the FCC shutdown order--which was supposed to be limited to...

So last Friday was the biggest day in TCPAWorld history so far with the massive one-two punch of the FCC staying the new TCPA one-to-one rule literally just minutes before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the ruling altogether.  All of this minutes before the close of business the business night before the rule was set to go into effect today! My goodness. It was high drama throughout...

Well the entire Troutman Amin, LLP team got together in Birmingham, Alabama in December, 2024 for the firm's famous annual retreat and holiday party!!!! And the first thing the Czar an co. did when they landed was got together and recorded a wonderful podcast episode for everyone! Its a wonderful feel-good podcast focused on the incredible year Troutman Amin, LLP had and introducing a bunch of new...

Well you didn't think we'd let you go into the holidays without a fresh and wonderful Deserve to Win podcast episode to enjoy did you? In our 28th edition of the podcast we sit down with TCPA plaintiff's lawyer Mark Javitch as he explains why he focuses his practice on only going after real scumbags. In fact although he has been litigating for about 5 years in the space we have only run across him...

Well we took a long break between episodes as the Czar and Queenie were on a national speaking tour all throughout the summer. But we're back and have an absolutely packed episode that cannot be missed. Yes, we talk Trump and the election, the one-to-one, and the revocation ruling and AI and really everything you could possibly want to know about the TCPA in a 1 hour format. Just critical stuff. B...

You don't see this everyday. So a guy named Joseph Kenney-- the Founder Owner of Powersol USA--reached out to the Czar recently claiming he had "crushed" TCPA-heavyweight Avi Kaufman in a TCPA class action even though he was a small business with very little resources. The Czar looked into the story and it turned out to be true! So he invited Kenney onto the podcast and man--what a story! Kenney e...

The Deserve to Win crew is back with a monster 25th episode. Repeat-litgator turned Plaintiff’s lawyer Andrew Perrong becomes the first person EVER to be invited back to the podcast. He earned his return trip with two huge rulings—one a big win and one a big loss. In Bradford Perrong earned a win that may mean government employees are directly liable under the TCPA for the first time ever. And in...

Just a couple of weeks ago we had decided to be the bigger people and move on following Mobile Ecosystem Forum's ridiculous--and likely sexist--conduct directed at Puja. Protests had broken out and MEF scrambled to announce the addition of new (lady) board members and a new chairman seemingly in direct response to the outcry. But then the new Chairman Robert Gerstmann, Chief Evangelist & Co-Fo...

So Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) kicked Puja off a panel recently and nobody really knows why. Following some protests at their event, President Dario Betti claimed Puja was unavailable to attend the conference--but that's just flat untrue. Without question the organization has a clear history of underrepresenting women in position of leadership and on panels and webinars, so outright sexism may be...

So the FCC took the marketing and outreach world by storm this month by ruling AI voice channel communications are regulated by the TCPA. While many publications breathlessly announced that AI generative voice calling was made wholly illegal, that is not close to true. But it is true that AI voice service providers are now subject to broader and clearer regulations than ever before. In our incredi...

Most amazing episode of Deserve to Win yet! Power Slap's ultimate hard hitter Damien Dibbell joins the Czar and Troutman Amin, LLP team to discuss what it truly takes to be come a champion! We talk through what its like to take a massive HIT and come back and deliver when the stakes are the highest. This guy is already a tremendous CHAMPION and is going to make an incredible attorney. Before we ge...

So the FCC's big lead generator loophole TCPA ruling just passed in December, 2023 and the TCPAWorld.com team gets together for the FIRST TIME to discuss it. We break down all the third party and first party issues associated with the ruling and also are joined by a few SPECIAL GUESTS. Really a ton of fun in a laid back episode of Deserve to Win, but critically important also for anyone impacted b...

Well Deserve to Win Ep. 19 is out now, and its our biggest one yet. Repeat litigator Andrew Perrong has made a name for himself as being on the most vicious pro pers out there. He does not hesitate to push cases and opponents to the brink--and has been called out by judges for his tough tactics. But now Perrong is a lawyer and has promised to bring a large volume of TCPA suits. And the filings hav...

So this is DEFINITELY the biggest episode of Deserve to Win yet. One of the biggest stories in TCPAWorld history was the tale of Navient's RICO suit against TCPA attorney Jeff Lohman. The story went roughly like this. According to Navient--one of the nation's largest student loan debt collectors--Jeff would work with other lawyers to find clients who had stopped paying their debt to Navient in a b...