Practice areas: Consumer Law, Class Action & Mass Torts; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1981
Education: Widener University – Delaware Law School
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Flitter Milz, P.C.
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At Flitter Milz in Narberth, Pennsylvania, founding partner Cary L. Flitter has built a formidable reputation across three demanding corners of consumer law: solar company fraud, wrongful auto repossession and credit reporting violations. For more than three decades, his courtroom work in these areas has not merely resolved disputes but has reshaped the legal landscape itself, establishing precedents that continue to guide consumer protection cases nationwide.
Mr. Flitter's journey began on the other side of the courtroom, representing lenders, mortgage companies and banks. That chapter closed decades ago, and since then he has devoted his career entirely to advocating for everyday consumers against the very types of institutions he once defended – banks, credit unions, finance companies, dealerships and debt collectors. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, he has litigated both individual claims and sprawling class actions, securing over $100 million in relief for clients harmed by unlawful repossession practices alone.
A Philadelphia native educated at Central High School, Philadelphia University and Widener University's Delaware Law School, Mr. Flitter has paired his litigation career with a lasting commitment to legal education. He honed his courtroom craft at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and further sharpened it at the Trial Lawyers College, training grounds that shaped him into the formidable litigator he is today.
Mr. Flitter has taught consumer law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law and at Widener, guest-lectured at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, and personally briefed all 640 of Pennsylvania's Magisterial District Judges on debt collection law through a 13-session course spanning 2018 and 2019.
A prolific legal author, Mr. Flitter has contributed to leading treatises such as Pennsylvania Consumer Law and the National Consumer Law Center's Consumer Class Actions and Repossessions. His record of public service has earned him numerous honors, including NACA's Consumer Advocate of the Year, the Hon. Milton O. Moss Public Service Award and recognition from the Pennsylvania Bar Association for his pro bono contributions to underserved communities.
Practice areas
Consumer Law, Class Action/Mass Torts: PlaintiffFocus areas
Class Actions, Consumer Protection, Fraud, Identity Theft
- 70% Consumer Law
- 30% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1981, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://www.consumerslaw.com/about-us/meet-our-attorneys/car...
Bar / Professional Activity
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1995
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001
- New York, Appellate Division, Third Department, 2017
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1981
- Pennsylvania
- Board of Directors of Pennsylvania's Montgomery Bar Association
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1981
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1983
- United States Supreme Court, 1999
- New Jersey
- National Association of Consumer Advocates, Member
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1981
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1990
- New York
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1981
- Montgomery Bar Association, Federal Courts Committee, co-chair
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Douglass v. ER Solutions, 2014 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
- Lesher v. Law Office of Mitchell N. Kay, 2011 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
- Gager v. Dell Financial Services, 2013 (Telephone Consumer Protection Act)
Videos
- Meet Cary Flitter https://youtu.be/jY5GFAe1r9I
Educational Background
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Trial Skills and Methods – University of Pennsylvania, 1986
- Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, WY, 2009
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Federal and State Court Motion Practice – University of Denver, 1990
- Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, B.S. in Finance, Honors: Recipient, 1997 Hughes Award for the Advancement of Scholarship, President, Alumni Board, 1990-1992, Member, College Board of Trustees, 1990-1992
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Debt Collection Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Ask the Experts, National Consumer Law Center, FDCPA Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2013
- Academic Guest Lecturer in Consumer Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
- Doing Well While Doing Good: What Makes a Successful & Fulfilling Law Practice, National Consumer Law Center, Portland, OR, 2008
- Consumer Debt Collection Perspectives, National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 2013
- Bisel Publishing Co., 2003 Supp. 2016., Contributing Author, Pennsylvania Consumer Law, 2016
- Teaching Consumer Law, University of Houston Center for Consumer Law, Houston, TX, 2008
- Comparative U.S. Consumer Protection Laws, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008
- Anatomy of a Debt Buyer Case, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD, 2013
- National Consumer Law Centers, Boston, MA, Contributor, Consumer Class Actions, 5th Ed.
- FDCPA Developments: Point – Counterpoint, Debt Buyers Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2008
- Collection of Judgments and Consumer Law Pitfalls, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2013
- Academic Guest Lecturer in Consumer Law, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD, 2011
- Effective Appellate Advocacy in the 3d Circuit Court of Appeals, Montgomery Bar Association, Federal Courts Committee, Norristown, PA, 2008
- Litigating the TCPA in 2014: Consumer & Defense Perspectives, ABA: Consumer Financial Services Committee, Park City, UT, 2013
- Academic Guest Lecturer in Consumer Law, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, 2010 - 2011
- Statutory Attorney Fees, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2007
- Successful Mediation of Federal Court Cases, Montgomery Bar Association, Federal Courts Committee, Norristown, PA, 2012
- Academic Guest Lecturer in Consumer Law, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009
- Permissible Uses of Consumer Credit Reports, National Association of Consumer Advocates, FCRA Conference, Denver, CO, 2007
- Consumer Law Practice Pointers, National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, 2012
- Academic Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Center for Consumer Law, Houston, TX, 2008
- Academic Guest Lecturer in Consumer Law, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2008
- Consumer Credit Litigation Developments, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Allentown, PA, 2007
- FDCPA: The Impact on Collection Attorneys, ABA, Business Law Section: Consumer Financial Services Committee, Las Vegas, NV, 2012
- Academic Guest Lecturer in Consumer Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, 2007
- FDCPA Developments: Ask the Experts, National Association of Consumer Advocates, FDCPA Conference, Tucson, AZ, 2007
- Consumer Law Update: An Active 12 Months, Montgomery Bar Association: Debtor, Creditor, Bankruptcy Section, Norristown, PA, 2012
- Adjunct Professor, Consumer Law and Litigation, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, 2009 - Present
- Workshop on Debt Collection – The Role of Creditors, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 2007
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Ask the Experts, National Consumer Law Center: FDCPA Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2012
- Adjunct Professor, Consumer Law and Litigation, Delaware Law School of Widener University, 1999 - Present
- Identity Theft Civil Remedies for Identity Theft, Delaware Law School, Widener University, Wilmington, DE, 2007
- Consumer Credit Law Update, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2011
- Adjunct Professor, Commercial Law, Philadelphia University School of Business, 1991 - 1998
- Impermissible Access to Consumer Credit Reports, National Association of Consumer Advocates, FCRA Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2006
- Consumer Law Developments for Pro Bono Counsel, Berks County Bar Association, Reading, PA, 2011
- Recovering Statutory Attorneys Fees, National Consumer Law Center, Anaheim, CA, 2016
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Developments: Ask the Experts, National Association of Consumer Advocates, FDCPA Conference, Austin, TX, 2006
- Training Legal Aid to Spot Consumer Law Violations, Neighborhood Legal Services, Pittsburgh, PA; Northwest Legal Services, Erie, PA, 2011
- Consumer Law Training, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2016
- FDCPA after Brown v. Card Service Center: What is Deceptive?, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Webinar
- Advocating for Justice on Consumer Matters, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
- Anatomy of a Debt Buyer Case, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD, 2011
- Appellate Advocacy in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Hon. Cheryl Krause and Hon. Marcia Waldron, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2016
- Debt Collection 2.0: Protecting Consumers as Technologies Change, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 2011
- Doing Well While Doing Good: A Practice Makeover, National Consumer Law Center, FDCPA Conference, Miami, FL, 2016
- What your Collectors and Law Firms Do Can Hurt You, ALI-ABA, Webinar, 2011
- Consumer Law Training, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2015
- Holding Abusive Debt Collectors Accountable, National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2011
- How to Build a Successful Consumer Law Practice, National Consumer Law Center, San Antonio, TX, 2015
- Telephone Technologies: Dialing, Talking & Texting in an Age of Enhanced Mobility, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 2011
- Fair Debt Developments in Federal Courts of Appeal, National Consumer Law Center, FDCPA Conference, Washington, DC, 2015
- Consumer Credit Law Developments – Federal & Pennsylvania, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2010
- Police Liability and Breach of Peace in Vehicle Repossessions, National Consumer Law Center, San Antonio, TX, 2015
- FDCPA & FCRA: Understanding Consumer Laws, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, 2010
- Consumer Law Claims in Bankruptcy, Eastern District Bankruptcy Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
- Consumer Law Strategies for the Legal Aid Advisor, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA, Mid-Penn Legal Services, Harrisburg, PA, Neighborhood Legal Services, Pittsburgh, PA, 2010
- View from the Trenches, Symposium for Professors of Consumer Law, University of Houston Center for Consumer Law, Santa Fe, NM, 2014
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Ask the Experts, National Consumer Law Center, Jacksonville, FL, 2010
- Consumer Law for the Bankruptcy Practitioner, Berks County Bankruptcy Committee, Reading, PA, 2014
- An Afternoon with our Federal Bench, Montgomery Bar Association, Federal Courts Committee, Norristown, PA, 2010
- Consumer Protection Litigation for the Bankruptcy Petitioner, PBI 19th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
- Ethical Issues in Consumer Class Action Practice, National Consumer Law Center: FDCPA Conference, San Diego, CA, 2009
- Consumer Law for the Pro Bono Practitioner, Berks County Bar Association, Reading, PA, 2014
- Ethical Issues in Class Counsel Fees, National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
- Statutory Attorney Fees, Berks County Bar Association, Reading, PA, 2014
- Consumer Law for the Legal Aid Lawyer, Southern Maine Community College, Portland, ME, 2014
- Consumer Law Statutory Attorney Fees, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009
- Statutory Attorney Fees, Southern Maine Community College, Portland, ME, 2014
- Impermissible Access to Consumer Credit Reports, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Chicago, IL, 2009
- Credit Reporting, Debt Collection & Repossession - Identifying Claims, Lycoming Law Association, Williamsport, PA, 2014
- Consumer Debt Litigation, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Simulcast, 2009
- Fair Credit Reporting and Fair Debt Collection Update, Bucks County Bar Association, Doylestown, PA, 2014
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Ask the Experts, National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
- Communication with your Class Representative, National Association of Consumer Advocates, Washington, DC, 2013
- Workshop on Debt Collection: Protecting Consumers, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 2009
- Credit Reporting Fair Credit Reporting Act Basics, Burlington County Bar Association, Mt. Holly, NJ, 2013
- Federal Court Update, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA, 2009
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Cary L. Flitter was awarded the Hon. Milton O. Moss Public Service Award by the Montgomery Bar Foundation for his exceptional service in support of the justice system., 2024
- Cary Flitter, Andy Milz and Jody Lopez-Jacobs were presented with the Equal Justice Award in recognition of support to legal aid programs that allow low-income consumers to seek economic justice., 2022
- Cary Flitter was honored at the Fete 4 Justice by Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania for his continued support of their mission to provide free civil legal aid to low-income consumers in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties which surround Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., 2022
Honors
- Cary Flitter received this distinguished honor for special voluntary efforts in providing free legal representation to low-income Pennsylvanians., Pro Bono Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2011
- Martindale, Preeminent 5 out of 5 rated
- Excellence Award, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, 2013
- Outstanding Service Award, Delaware Law School of Widener University, 1998
- President's Award, Montgomery Bar Association, 2017
- Henry Stuckert Miller Public Service Award, Montgomery Bar Association, 2013
- Alumnus of the Year, Delaware Law School of Widener University, 2011
- Super Lawyers, 2005 - Present
- Lawyers.com, score of 4.4 out of 5.0.
- Consumer Advocate of the Year, National Association of Consumer Advocates, 2014
- Jeffrey A. Ernico Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2006
Industry Groups
- National Association Of Consumer Advocates
Office location for Cary L. Flitter
450 North Narberth Avenue
Suite 101
Narberth, PA 19072
Phone: 844-228-2482
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