Carpenter, Harris & Flayhart has been acknowledged for three generations as a provider of quality legal services with the personal attention that their clients deserve. Our team prides itself in building enduring relationships with our clients and continuing to serve them through the years as their needs change. Through the combined experience of our firm’s four attorneys, we offer excellent service in a variety of legal areas.

With our state-of-the-art technical resources, our friendly, experienced and well-trained staff, and our highly knowledgeable attorneys, we are able to provide legal services that are expedient, accurate and cost-effective.

We hope that you will use our website to learn more about our firm, the services we offer, and that you will feel free to contact us with any questions about our services.

Our Firm’s History

Established in 1934 by the husband and wife legal team of Clyde E. Carpenter, Sr. (1899-1987) and Katherine S. Carpenter (1902-1979), Carpenter, Harris & Flayhart remains the oldest, established law firm in the Jersey Shore area. Clyde E. Carpenter, Jr. (1926-1995), their son, was also a member of the firm. Following many faithful years of service with the firm, L. Craig Harris, Esq. retired in 2019.

Martin A. Flayhart and Andrea Pulizzi currently partner the firm, joined by associate attorneys Dale Tice and Timothy A.B. Reitz. Carpenter, Harris & Flayhart remains the name of the firm as acknowledgment to the firm’s founding family.