Jeffrey A. Backman is a partner with the Litigation practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. Mr. Backman focuses his practice on complex class action defense and general commercial litigation. He has defended clients in federal courts throughout the country, and is at the forefront of the legal landscape involving the telemarketing industry. He also advises clients in legal compliance matters and defends clients before all regulatory bodies such as the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communication Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and States Attorneys General.
Mr. Backman was recently appointed to the Southeast Chapter Board of Directors of the Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE), the only non-profit trade organization dedicated exclusively to the advancement of companies that use a multi-channel approach to engaging their customers. He has spoken on TCPA compliance and litigation trends at the PACE Washington Summit in 2015, and at its 2016 National Convention & Expo. PACE also selected Mr. Backman as one of its “Speaking Partners,” scheduling him to speak at various events held by PACE throughout the year. Our firm is also actively involved with the American Legal & Financial Network (ALFN).
From 2009-2010, Mr.Backman defended a large client in the multidistrict litigation involving the manufacture and sale of Chinese drywall, where he was the youngest member of both the state and federal court defense steering committees, also serving as lead and liaison counsel in certain state courts.
Mr. Backman also has a long record of giving back to the community and participates on a regular basis in fundraising efforts. Most recently with Kids Can, a non-profit organization created by kids, for kids, where his two daughters are founding board members. He was a Broad Fellowship Mentor, a member of Leadership Broward Class XXVIII, an executive director of the B’nai B’rith Justice Unit, and served on the Board of Directors for L.E.A.D. Previously, he served on the Board of Trustees for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and in 2007, the organization recognized him as “Man of the Year.”
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2003
Education
- J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, magna cum laude, 2003
- B.A., Florida Atlantic University, 2000
Professional and Community Involvement
- Commercial Litigation Committee for the Defense Research Institute, Publications Board
- Broward County Bar Association, Member
- Leadership Broward, Class XXVIII
- B’nai B’rith Justice Unit, Executive Director
- L.E.A.D., Board of Directors
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Board Law Center, Broad Fellowship Mentor
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Board of Trustees, 2008-2009
- International Council of Shopping Centers, Member
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “TCPA Class Action Panel,” 2016 PACE Washington TCPA Summit, September 2016
- Speaker, “Consumers Collections,” ALFN ANSWERS Conference, July 2016
- Panelist, “Adapting Your Customer Engagement Strategy Within a Highly Charged, TCPA Regulated Environment,” PACE Convention & Expo, April 2016
- Speaker, “A Brave New TCPA World,” 2015 PACE Washington TCPA Summit, September 2015
Recognitions
- South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyer,” 2020
- Benchmark Litigation, “Florida Litigation Star,” 2019
- Florida Trend magazine, “Legal Elite,” 2019
- Benchmark Litigation, “Under 40 Hot List,” 2017-2018
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up & Comer, 2013, 2015, 2016-2019
- Super Lawyers magazine, “Florida Rising Star,” Class Action, 2009-2018
- Daily Business Review, 40 Under 40, “Rising Stars,” 2014
- Florida Trend magazine, Legal Elite, “Up and Comer,” 2008-2010, 2012
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Man of the Year, 2007
Publications
- Co-Author, “Considering What ‘Consent’ Really Means Under the TCPA,” Law360, June 16, 2015
In the News
- Featured, “Law Firm Ducks Timeshare Cancellation Conspiracy Suit,” Law360, April 2, 2019
- Quoted, “Attys’ Business Ties End Class Cert. Request In TCPA Suit,” Law360, February 11, 2019
- Quoted, “Greenspoon Marder Defeats Class Certification Bid on Behalf of Client Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc.,” MarketWatch, February 11, 2019
- Quoted, “Cruise Line Beats Class Certification in Unwanted Text Suit,” Bloomberg Law, February 11, 2019
- Quoted, “Atty Can’t Leave Fla. Timeshare-Exit Contract Suit,” Law360, January 7, 2019
- Mentioned, “Timeshare Co. Fights Attys’ Bid To Withdraw From Suit,” Law360, November 14, 2018
- Mentioned, “Contract Suit Against Fla. Timeshare Exit Team Survives,” Law360, October 24, 2018
- Mentioned, “Westgate Resort, Castle Law Resolve Timeshare Suit,” Law360, August 29, 2018
- Mentioned, “Fyre Festival Attendees Vie For Consolidation Venue,” Law360, June 14, 2017
- Mentioned, “Law Firm Defrauded Timeshare Owners To Win Business: Suit,” Law360, June 9, 2017
- Mentioned, “FTC shuts down Boca Raton-based student loan relief operation,” Sun Sentinel, June 2, 2017
- Quoted, “Fyre Festival Organizers Sent Cease-And-Desist Letter To Twitter Users Who Were Slamming It,” Daily Mail, May 10, 2017
- Quoted, “Fyre Festival Organizers Hit With Sixth Lawsuit,” Rolling Stone, May 8, 2017
- Quoted, “Here’s What Fyre Festival Attendees Thought They Were Getting When They Bought $1,200 tickets — And Here’s The Nightmarish Reality At The Center of a Legal Battle,” Business Insider, May 5, 2017
- Quoted, “Lawyers for the Fyre Festival Sent Cease-And-Desist Letters To People Who Tweeted About It, Lawsuit Claims,” Business Insider, May 5, 2017
- Quoted, “Class Action Suit Filed Against Ill-Fated Fyre Festival,” Daily Business Review , May 5, 2017
- Quoted, “$5 Million Lawsuit Against Fyre Festival Filed in Florida District Court,” Orlando Weekly, May 5, 2017
- Mentioned, “Fyre Fest Organizers Threatened Online Critics, Suit Claims,” Law360, May 5, 2017
- Mentioned, “$56M Robocall Settlement Fee Objector Demands Own Fees,” Law360, April 20, 2017
- Mentioned, “$76M Cruise Robocall Class Settlement Gets Final Approval,” Law360, March 2, 2017
- Mentioned, “$76M Cruise Robocall Deal Merits Final Approval, Judge Told,” Law360, February 13, 2017
- Quoted, “How Nick Gordon Being Ruled ‘Legally Responsible’ for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Death Is Like the O.J. Simpson Civil Suit,” PEOPLE magazine, September 16, 2016
- Apr 4, 2019 Marketing via Text May Expose Cannabis Companies to Substantial Legal Risks
- Sep 18, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Client Alert: Are Predictive Dialers Making a Comeback?
- Mar 16, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Client Alert: FCC’s Clarifications Not So Clear After All: D.C. Circuit Sets Aside Broad TCPA Interpretations as Arbitrary and Capricious
- Jan 25, 2017 Greenspoon Marder Client Alert: Trump’s FCC Chairman Selection May Bring Relief to the Telecom Industry
- Aug 20, 2015 “Revocation of Consent Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Soulliere v. CFI Resorts” by: Jeffrey A. Backman, Richard W. Epstein and Scott M. Wellikoff
News
- Jun 24, 2019 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Recognized In Florida Trend’s 2019 “Legal Elite”
- Jun 3, 2019 Greenspoon Marder Obtains One-Of-A-Kind Order Against Major Timeshare Exit Companies On Behalf of Client, Westgate Resorts
- Feb 28, 2019 Greenspoon Marder Recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide as a “Top Law Firm” For 2019
- Feb 11, 2019 Greenspoon Marder Defeats Class Certification Bid On Behalf Of Client Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc.
- Oct 17, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Recognized by Benchmark Litigation USA 2019
- Jul 2, 2018 Four Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s “Under 40 Hotlist” for 2018
- Jun 18, 2018 Super Lawyers Recognizes 22 Attorneys at Greenspoon Marder as “Super Lawyers” in Florida
- Jun 3, 2018 Greenspoon Marder Supports Kids Can’s Afternoon of Togetherness
- Aug 15, 2017 Four Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s Under 40 Hotlist 2017
- Jun 8, 2017 Super Lawyers Recognizes 16 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys As 2017 Florida Rising Stars
- Jun 7, 2017 Super Lawyers Recognizes 21 Attorneys at Greenspoon Marder in Florida
- May 5, 2017 Greenspoon Marder Files Lawsuit Against Organizers of Fyre Festival
- Apr 28, 2017 Greenspoon Marder Supports Kids Can
- Jan 1, 2017 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed Among South Florida Legal Guide’s Top Lawyers in 2017
- Sep 19, 2016 Greenspoon Marder Shareholder Jeffrey Backman Served as a Panelist at the 2016 PACE Washington TCPA Summit
- Jul 18, 2016 Greenspoon Marder Shareholder Jeffrey Backman Chosen to be a Featured Speaker at ALFN ANSWERS 2016 Conference
- Jun 23, 2016 Super Lawyers Recognizes 38 Attorneys at Greenspoon Marder
- Jun 14, 2016 Kids Can Organization Founded by Children of Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Honored for Fundraising Efforts
- Apr 21, 2016 Greenspoon Marder Shareholder Jeffrey Backman Serves as Panelist Speaker at PACE 2016 Convention & Expo
- Sep 14, 2015 Greenspoon Marder Law’s Jeffrey A. Backman to Serve as a Panelist at the 2015 PACE TCPA Washington Summit
- Jun 23, 2015 Greenspoon Marder Law: Businesses Beware, Calling Customers Can Lead to Fines and Penalties
- Jun 1, 2015 Greenspoon Marder Law Attorneys Jeffrey Backman and Richard Epstein Secure Defense Verdict in Telephone Consumer Protection Case
- Feb 9, 2015 Jeffrey A. Backman to Serve on the Publications Board of the Commercial Litigation Committee for the Defense Research Institute
- Aug 25, 2014 Greenspoon Marder Law Attorneys Honored As 2014 Rising Stars, 40 Under 40
- Jun 10, 2014 Fifteen Greenspoon Marder Law Attorney’s Selected as 2014 Florida Super Lawyers, and Ten as 2014 Florida Rising Stars
- Jan 9, 2014 Greenspoon Marder Announces Five Attorneys Promoted to Shareholders in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando Offices
- Nov 5, 2013 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Together with the Youngest Philanthropists of Kids Can Foundation Give Back Kids Help Homeless kids For the Holidays
- Jun 13, 2013 26 Greenspoon Marder Attorneys Listed Among Florida Super Lawyers