What is a TCPA Lawyer’s Role?

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) protects the American people from receiving unwanted and unsolicited telemarketing calls –including robocalls– and spam texts. If you receive a qualifying call or message, you might demand money for each illegal communication.

This seems simple enough, but enforcing these rights requires you to identify the sender, pull certified phone records, and file a consumer protection lawsuit in the right jurisdiction. One wrong move, and your whole case might fall apart. Dedicated national TCPA attorney Jibreal S. Hindi can help you gather evidence, identify and sue the right defendant, and maximize your financial award without charging any upfront legal fees. Call (844) 542-7235 or connect with our consumer protection team online to schedule a free consultation.

What’s Considered an Illegal Call or Text Message Under the TCPA?

The TCPA prohibits telemarketers from calling or texting you without permission if they use a computer program or app to dial your phone number. To qualify for damages, the call/text must be:

• Unsolicited: You did not give them express permission in writing to contact you.
• Automatically Dialed: This means the caller used a computer program, including AI, to send out mass texts or dial your number. The TCPA does not apply to ‘hand dialed’ numbers.
• Commercial/Consumer: Intended to get you to purchase, rent, or invest in property, goods, services, businesses, or people for profit (registered charities are not subject to the TCPA).
• Outside an Established Business Relationship: There are exceptions for calls made, especially to business phone lines, when the parties have an established business relationship.
• Not an Emergency: Exceptions exist for police and weather alerts.

You might be entitled to financial damages – including money spent on unlawful solicitations or $500 per call/message – in TCPA cases. In some cases, an experienced attorney can dig into evidence showing that the telemarketing company intentionally, rather than mistakenly, violated the TCPA. This allows you to demand three times the damages ($1,500) for every single unlawfully placed call or spam text.

Why Do I Need to Hire Legal Counsel in Consumer Protection Cases?

Most major telemarketing companies, especially those violating the TCPA, are located overseas or protected by teams of powerful lawyers. The TCPA is also federal legislation (47 U.S.C. § 227), meaning you must bring the case in the appropriate federal court and jurisdiction. Because the person who files the case (you) has the burden of identifying the sender and proving each of the above factors with evidence, it’s practically impossible to recover damages without an experienced TCPA lawyer on your side.

How Much Do TCPA Attorneys Charge?

Reputable consumer protection law firms do not charge TCPA clients any upfront fees or out-of-pocket costs. They work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they don’t get paid unless you recover damages. Your attorney takes a portion of the overall recovery as his or her fee, and the law firm might even front the expenses associated with requesting phone records and investigating your claim.

Your National TCPA Enforcement Lawyer

Clients who work with dedicated consumer protection attorney Jibreal S. Hindi consistently recover over $10,000 in standard TCPA cases. Without legal counsel, federal corporate lawyers might dismantle your case on procedural grounds. Discuss recovering compensation with his experienced civil litigation team for free by calling (844) 542-7235 or connecting with us online.