Flitter Milz (formerly known as Flitter Lorenz) is an American consumer law firm based in the suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania town of Narberth.
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History
Flitter Milz has been active for 1 year under its current name and was established 4 years ago as Flitter Lorenz. Cary Flitter has built the practice and became an authority representing people with consumer credit issues for the past 30 years. Over the course of practice, Flitter Milz has been noted for major cases such as Gager v. Dell Financial Services (TCPA) 2013, the federal appeals court sitting in Philadelphia held, for the first time, that consent to receive collection calls to cellphones may be revoked by the consumer. In Douglass v. ER Solutions (FDCPA) 2014 a federal appeals court in Philadelphia held that a decades-long practice of debt collectors displaying consumers' personal account numbers on correspondence violated the consumer protection laws. In Lesher v Law Office of Mitchell N. Kay (FDCPA) 2011 where the Federal appeals court in Philadelphia agreed, for the first time, that bulk collection letters sent by collection clerks but on lawyer letterhead violates the provisions of federal consumer law because it misrepresents or implies that a lawyer was actually involved in the process.
The firm has also participated in high-profile litigation filing consumer law complaints under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, The Fair Credit Reporting Act, The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and other consumer protection laws where they have made or interpreted new law.
Partner Cary L Flitter received the Jeffrey A. Ernico Award in 2006 from The Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services to the Public Committee. He was also given an Attorney Pro Bono Award in 2011 by The Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services To The Public Committee. He was named Consumer Advocate of the Year by the National Association of Consumer Advocates. He also received Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) Excellence Award in 2013. Partner Andrew M. Milz was recognized by a Pennsylvania federal court for his experience in consumer protection law class actions.
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References
Further reading
- 10/2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Unwanted Calls - A Victory in the Fight Against Robocalls
- 8/2013 - Los Angeles Times - Unwanted Calls - Cellphone Users May Opt Out of Robo-calls, Court says in Dell Ruling
- 8/2013 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Unwanted Calls - Court: Cellphone Customers May Block Robocalls
- 4/2013 - FOXBusiness.com - Credit Reporting - Damaged Credit: Can you Sue?
- 3/2013 - FOXBusiness.com - Credit Reporting Has Your Credit Report Been Viewed Illegally?
- 10/2012 - FOXBusiness.com - Credit Reporting - Ten Surefire Steps to Get Errors off your Credit Reports
- 8/2012 - FOXBusiness.com - Credit Reporting - A Guide to your Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 7/2012 - The Intelligencer-Lancaster - Consumer Protection - Dauphin County Bar Association Newsletter, August 2012 - Law Funds to Establish Consumer Protection Lawyer
- 2/2011 - Allentown Morning Call - Debt Collection - Court Tosses Debt collector's Suit
- 3/2009 - Law 360 - Product Liability - Continental to Pay Up to $8M to Settle Tire Actions
- 1/2009 - Philadelphia Magazine - Debt Collection - Don't Pick Up the Phone - Collection Phone Calls: how to handle the harassment
- 7/2008 Bankrate.com - Debt Collection - How to Dispute a Credit Card Purchase
- 10/2006 - Time Magazine - Debt Collection - Sue Up or Shut Up!
- 2/2000 - Legal Intelligencer - Debt Collection - When is a Lawyer a Debt Collector by Cary Flitter
- 2/1999 - The National Law Journal - "Statutory Fee Awards Are Often Discretionary" by Cary Flitter
External links
- Official website - ConsumersLaw.com
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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