Cary L. Flitter, Esq. - Professor, Presenter, Lecturer, Guest Speaker

Cary Flitter has been a practicing lawyer for over 25 years. His concentration is in representation of consumers in matters involving debt collection harassment, credit reporting, finance fraud, identity theft and similar areas of consumer credit.

Mr. Flitter can also be called Professor Flitter; for the last 9 years he has taught consumer law at Widener University School of Law. He also guest lectures around the country to lawyers, consumers, law students and law professors. Mr. Flitter has guest lectured on consumer law topics at Harvard Law School, Temple University Law School and the University of Houston School of Law. He has also been invited to speak on debt collection abuse in a workshop before the United States Federal Trade Commission in Washington DC in 2007. In August 2008, Mr. Flitter was asked to speak at the law school of the Universidad del Salvador, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There he lectured on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Act, Consumer Credit Protection Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act to law school students and practicing attorneys from Buenos Aires.

Mr. Flitter is a consultant to the news media where he has responded to investigative reporters questions on a wide variety of consumer issues that concern the public.

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Public Speaking Engagements

Date	Venue	Title	Topic

2/2009	Presenter San Diego, CA	Fair Debt Collection Training Conference	“Ethical Issues in a Fair Debt Practice” “Building your Fair Debt Collection Practice”
1/2009	FOX29-TV	Jeff Cole, Consumer Investigative Reporter	Interview re: disposed personal and financial documents by pay-day lender.
10/2008	Presenter Portland, OR	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“How to Run a Consumer Law Practice in Your Firm”
8/11/08	Guest Lecture Buenos Aires, Argentina	Universidad del Salvador School of Law	“Selected United States Consumer ProtectionLaws”
2/2008	Guest Speaker Las Vegas, NV	Debt Buyers Association Annual Conference	Litigation Trends: “Getting to Know the Other Team – The Consumer Side of Debt Collection”
1/2008	Guest Speaker Washington, DC	Federal Trade Commission	FTC Workshop on “Collecting Consumer Debts: The Challenges of Change”
8/2007	Co-Presenter Wilmington, DE	Widener University School of Law	“Civil Remedies for Identity Theft”
5/07	Guest Speaker Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia Bar Assn. Bankruptcy Law Committee	“Consumer Law for the Bankruptcy Expert”
5/2007	Presenter Denver, CO	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Permissible Uses of Consumer Credit Reports”
4/07	Guest Lecturer Cambridge, MA	Harvard University School of Law	“Consumer Litigation Strategies and the Law of Statutory Attorneys Fees”
3/2007	Co-Presenter Tuscon, AZ	National Association of Consumer Advocates – FDCPA Conference	“FDCPA Developments: Ask the Experts”
3/07	Course Planner Conference & Video Telecast Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania Bar Institute	Consumer Credit Litigation Developments in Truth-in-Lending, FDCPA, FCRA, PA Consumer Law
1/07	Guest Speaker Philadelphia, PA	Senior Law Center	“Consumer Law Developments for SeniorLAW Attorneys”
11/06	Continuing Legal Education Pod-Cast Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania Bar Institute	“Fair Debt Collection Practice Act Developments after Brown v. Card Service Center: What is Deceptive or Misleading?”
11/2006	Symposium Co-Presenter Miami, FL	National Consumer Law Center – Class Action Symposium	“Developments in Class Action Trial Plans”
5/2006	Presenter Las Vegas, NV	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Impermissible Access to Consumer Credit Reports”
Date	Venue	Title	Topic
306	Conference Austin, TX	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Developments: Ask the Experts”
3/06	Continuing Legal Education Norristown, PA	Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania	“Consumer Law Developments for Legal Aid Attorneys”
11/ 2005	Continuing Legal Education Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Consumer Credit Litigation Developments”
8/2005	Continuing Legal Education Atlantic City, NJ	Pennsylvania Bar Institute	“Your Evil Twin: Combating Identity Theft”
6/2005	Co-Presenter Chicago, IL	American Law Institute Consumer Financial Services Litigation Annual Program	“Settling Complex Financial & Leasing Litigation” and “Class Action Developments – the Plaintiff’s Perspective”
4/05	Cont.Legal Ed. Wilmington, DE	Widener University School of Law	“Civil Remedies for Identity Theft”
3/2005	Presenter Washington, DC	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Fair Debt Collection Practice Act Developments”
1/04	Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania Bar Institute Course Planner	Consumer Protection Law FCRA, FDCPA, Predatory Mtg. Lending, PA Consumer Protection Law
10/2004	Co-Presenter Boston, MA	National Consumer Law Center Annual Conference	“Insurance Coverage for Consumer Credit Disputes”
6/04	Conference Chicago, IL	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Impermissible Access to Consumer Credit Reports”
4/ 2004	Presenter Kansas City, MO	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Developments”
4/ 2004	Presenter Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania Bar Institute	“Civil Remedies for Identity Theft” Moderator & Co-Presenter
2/04	Annual Conference Boston, MA	National Consumer Law Center	“Debt Collectors and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act” “Selecting, Developing and Settling Fair Debt Collection Cases”
11/03	Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Identity Theft: Don’t Be the Next Victim”
10/2003	Presenter Oakland, CA	National Consumer Rights Litigation Conference	“Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: ABCs” “Class Action Symposium: Developments in the Law of Plaintiff Adequacy Under Rule 23(a) (4)
9/03	Presenter Philadelphia, PA Harrisburg, PA	Philadelphia Bar Institute Annual Bankruptcy Symposium	“Consumer Law for the Bankruptcy Practitioner”
Date	Venue	Title	Topic
4/2003	Co-Planner &Presenter Doylestown, PA Norristown, PA	Bucks County Bar Association Montgomery Bar Association	“A Current Look at Federal Court—the Eastern District of Pennsylvania” with Hon. Edmund Ludwig & Hon. Linda Caracappa “Developments in Statutory Attorneys Fees” w/ Hon. Lowell Reed & Timothy Myers, Esq.
10/7/02	Public Education MCCC Blue Bell, PA	Pennsylvania Bar Association	“Know Your Credit Rights”
8/2002	Presenter Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania Bar Institute Annual Bankruptcy Symposium	“Consumer Law Alternatives to Bankruptcy
7/2002	Conference Washington, DC	American Bar Association Annual Conference	“Advantages & Disadvantages of Using Expert Witnesses in Consumer Litigation”
6/2002	Co-Planner & Presenter Albuquerque,NM	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Impermissible Access to Consumer Credit Reports
5/2002	Presenter Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Auto Dealer Finance Fraud”
2/02	Co-Planner & Presenter Tele-Conference Council Bluffs, IA	Consumer Law & Litigation Seminar Co-Sponsored by: Legal Services Corp. of Iowa Volunteer Lawyers Project & the Pottawattamie Cty Bar Assn	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and “The Law of Entitlement to Statutory Fees “
12/01	Conference Baltimore, MD	National Consumer Rights Litigation Conference	“Use of Expert Witnesses in Consumer Credit Post-Daubert & Kumho Tire”
12/2001	Presenter Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Consumer Law Developments 2001”
7/01	Conference Las Vegas, NV	National Association of Consumer Advocates	“Remedies for Invasion of Credit Privacy”
3-4/01	Conference Denver, CO	Nat’l Consumer Right Litigation Conference	“Issues in Presentation of Economic Experts After Supreme Court’s holding in Kumho Tire”
1/01	Online Chat Philadelphia, PA	NBC-10	Consumer Issues: Automobile Finance, Debt Collection, Credit Reports, Identity Theft
7/2000	Co-Presenter Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“The Law of Statutory Attorney’s Fees” with Hon. William H. Yohn, Jr. & Mark A.Kearney, Esq.
10/1999	Presenter San Francisco, CA	National Consumer Rights Litigation Conference	“The Law of Statutory Attorney’s Fees”
4/99	Continuing Legal Education Norristown, PA	Montco Bar Seminar	Consumer Law Developments
1999	Continuing Legal Education Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Consumer Law for Fun & Profit”
Date	Venue	Title	Topic
1998	Continuing Legal Education Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Consumer Law for Fun & Profit”
1997	Continuing Legal Education Norristown, PA	Montgomery Bar Association	“Consumer Law for Fun & Profit”
9/95	Radio- WNWR-1540 Philadelphia, PA	Pearl Polto’s “Credit Line”	Consumer Credit & Consumer Protection Issues