Cary L. Flitter, Esquire

Cary L. Flitter has built much of his practice around litigating cases on behalf of consumers against debt collectors, finance companies, insurance companies, car dealers and credit reporting agencies.  He has represented clients, as individuals and in class actions, in consumer lending, unfair debt collection, vehicle financing and leasing overcharges, credit reporting, credit privacy, predatory lending and identity theft cases.

Mr. Flitter also practices in commercial litigation matters involving diverse legal issues such as the law of non-compete agreements and unfair competition, employment disputes, partnership and contract disputes, as well as personal injury litigation.

A Philadelphia native and graduate from Philadelphia’s distinguished Central High School, Mr. Flitter received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Philadelphia University and his law degree from the Delaware Law School of Widener University.  He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and the renowned Trial Lawyers College.

Mr. Flitter is founding partner in the Montgomery County firm Lundy, Flitter, Beldecos & Berger, P.C., and a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars.  He has more than 25 years of trial experience in federal and state courts, both in the metropolitan Philadelphia area and in courts throughout the United States. 

Currently, Mr. Flitter serves on the adjunct faculty at Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law, where he teaches Consumer Law & Litigation, including topics on Fair Debt Collection Practices and Identity Theft.  From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Flitter taught consumer law at Widener Law School.  From 1991 to 1999, he served on the adjunct faculty at Philadelphia University teaching Commercial Law. 

Mr. Flitter is a contributing author to Pennsylvania Consumer Law, the leading legal treatise in Pennsylvania on consumer law issues, and Consumer Class Actions published by the National Consumer Law Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He has also published various articles on consumer credit protection for professional and lay audiences in national, regional and local publications. 

Elected to the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Bar Association, Mr. Flitter also serves as Co-Chair of the Federal Courts Committee. 

Mr. Flitter is a consultant to the news media on consumer protection issues. He also lectures around the country and has educated lawyers, law students and lay audiences about the issues of consumer credit and consumer fraud, and how to enforce a consumer’s rights in court.

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court (1999)
• The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1983)
• The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1990)
• The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2001)
• The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1981)
• The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1995)
• The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1981)
• The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (2000)
• The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1981)
• The Supreme Court of New Jersey (1981)

Teaching Appointments and Academic Guest Lectures

• Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law - Adjunct Professor, 2010
  • Consumer Law & Litigation
• Widener University School of Law - Adjunct Professor, 1999-2009
  • Consumer Finance Litigation and Identity Theft, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and federal practice
• University of Houston Center for Consumer Law – Conference Presenter, 5/2008
  • “Training law professors who will train the next generation of consumer lawyers”
• Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Guest Lecturer, 8/2008
  • "Selected United States Consumer Protection Laws"
• Harvard Law School - Guest Lecturer, 3/2007
  • Consumer Litigation Strategies and the Law of Statutory Attorneys Fees
• Temple University School of Law - Guest Lecturer, 10/2002-10/2006
  • Automobile Dealer Finance Fraud
• Philadelphia University - Adjunct Professor, 1991-1998
  • Commercial Law

Education

• Philadelphia University - BS Finance, 1976 
  • Recipient, 1997 Hughes Award for the Advancement of Scholarship
  • President, Alumni Board 1990-92.  
  • Member, Board of Trustees, 1990-92.
• Delaware Law School of Widener University – JD, 1981
  • American Jurisprudence Award for Scholarship Corporations and Partnerships 
  • 1998 Outstanding Service Award for dedication and service to the legal community
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy:
  • Trial Skills and Methods - University of Pennsylvania, 1986
  • Federal and State Court Motion Practice - University of Denver, 1990

Publications

• Pennsylvania Consumer Law by Carolyn Carter, Bisel Publishing Co., 2003, Supp. 2010. Contributing Author.
  • This is the leading legal treatise in Pennsylvania on consumer law issues.
• Consumer Class Actions, 5th Ed., National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Contributor
• Legal Intelligencer - When is a Lawyer a Debt Collector? - February 2000
• Legal Intelligencer - Consumer Protection Law Amendments Add Teeth - March 1997
• The National Law Journal - Statutory Attorney’s Fees - February 1999

Bar Association Appointments/Honors

• Pennsylvania Bar Association:
  • Jeffrey A. Ernico Award for Support of Legal Services to the Public  2006
• Magistrate Judge Selection Panel, appointed by Chief Judge Bartle, 2006
• Montgomery Bar Association:
  • Co-Chair of the Federal Courts Committee 2000; 2002-2009
  • Committee of the Year Award (2000)