Philip Friedman

Philip Friedman is a Washington, D.C. consumer attorney and member of Friedman Law Offices P.L.L.C. whose practice includes consumer class actions, civil litigation, election law, and related appellate matters. He has represented consumers in disputes involving fees, insurance, privacy, and other marketplace practices. His work has included significant class actions and advocacy focused on legal remedies available to consumers, with admissions in California, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.

Philip earned a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982 and a J.D. from Stanford University in 1987. He was first admitted in California in 1987, later in the District of Columbia and Maryland, and his California license is currently active. His education and decades of litigation experience provide a foundation for analyzing class claims, statutory remedies, appellate issues, and complex questions involving consumer rights and civil procedure.

Philip has served as counsel in consumer class actions involving cable fees, privacy, title insurance, and other consumer transactions. His work in Bassin and Weems v. District Cablevision produced a substantial class recovery and later supported cy pres distributions to legal clinics and consumer advocacy organizations in Washington, D.C. He has also appeared in federal litigation and appellate matters and has been involved in privacy and election-law issues alongside his consumer practice.

Philip Friedman has been associated with consumer advocacy organizations, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and has maintained a long-standing focus on protecting consumer interests through litigation. His practice brings together class action procedure, civil litigation, privacy concerns, and election-related legal work. By pursuing claims that affect groups of consumers as well as individual legal rights, he addresses disputes where statutory protections, market practices, and access to effective legal remedies intersect.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Friedman Law Offices, PLLC
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Executive Director, ConsumersCount
• General Counsel, American-Israel Public Affairs Committee
• Advisory Member, Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Principal, Carderock Investments, LLC

Licensed State

• California
• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Education

• Stanford Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California, Berkeley
  Bachelor’s Degree

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