Happy Anniversary and Well Done

Hi, Paul,

I just perused the pages of the September 22, 2003 issue of The Green Sheet. I couldn't help but admire its quality and growth since I became aware of it in the last six years or so. I have had the fondest regard for you and your dedicated staff since we met in 1997 at a GS seminar in San Francisco. I was immediately impressed with your candid and genuine interest in helping people.

It's also nice to see some of the same industry personalities from San Francisco continuing to grow and still contribute to GS. I am further impressed with the high quality of The Green Sheet Web site and the wealth of resources it provides along with the printed version. I have enjoyed authoring articles for GS over the years, and I look forward to my next contribution.

I also want to bring to your attention the sincere dedication to service extended me by Julie O'Ryan-Dempsey and Troy Vera of The Green Sheet staff. You see, this e-mail message comes as a result of my creating and going live with a new Web site at www.bankcardlaw.com. Both Julie and Troy assisted in my access to GS resources and responded with great results every time they acted. I hope that kind of dedication is contagious.

I created the new Web site because I wanted my office to provide greater services to the merchant bankcard community. I want Bank Card Law to have a greater impact on preventing the merchant account losses that my office has been responding to for so many years.

The site is part of an integrated effort. Among other things, it includes "Frequently Asked Questions" based on my experience handling troubled merchant accounts; it contains links to Bank Card Law articles published by The Green Sheet; and it will feature a link to the Bank Card Law digital Merchant Primer & Handbook, due for release in October 2003.

In the course of creating the new Web site, I reflected on what The Green Sheet has meant to my unusual law practice. I thought about the articles that I've written and the profiles that GS wrote about Bank Card Law.

Many of my client inquiries say they came by way of The Green Sheet. Some still refer to that first "Attorney to The Rescue" article from 1997. It's truly amazing!

Thinking about it all, I could only sit back and conclude that The Green Sheet and Bank Card Law have both grown leaps and bounds together! I am pleased that The Green Sheet is celebrating a 20-year anniversary, and I am proud to be associated with your publication.

I offer my warmest congratulations, and I hope to be associated with The Green Sheet for years to come. You've made an indelible mark in the merchant marketplace.

Sincerely,

Tony Ogden

Bank Card Law

Tony:

Thank you so much for you thoughtful review. We're pleased that our efforts have been of value for you and Bank Card Law.

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