Fort Lauderdale, Fl. – September 14, 2015 – Jeffrey A. Backman, a shareholder in the Complex Litigation department of Greenspoon Marder, will serve as a panelist at the Professional Association for Customer Engagement’s (PACE) 2015 Washington Summit. The summit, which will take place September 27-29 at the W Hotel in Washington, DC, will concentrate on matters pertaining to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
The panel, titled “A Brave New TCPA World,” will focus on the current landscape of TCPA class actions through the examination of recent class action trends and settlements. Recent changes to the TCPA by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) July 10, 2015 Order will be discussed and panelists will provide valuable insight into maintaining a company’s compliance with TCPA regulations and avoiding related litigation matters.
Backman focuses his practice on complex class action defense and general commercial litigation and is at the forefront of the legal landscape involving the telemarketing industry. He 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.
Backman currently serves on the Publications Board of the Defense Research Institute’s Commercial Litigation Committee and is an active member of The Florida Bar and The Broward County Bar Association. He has been named a Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine (2009-2015), a 40 Under 40 Rising Star by the Daily Business Review (2014), and a Top Up & Comer by the South Florida Legal Guide (2015). He earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center and his Bachelor of Arts from Florida Atlantic University.