Law Firm Overview

Alderman & Alderman has developed a reputation as a law firm that provides high quality legal services to a broad range of clients.  The firm has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's AV rating based upon peer review.

Each of our partners and senior attorneys developed his or her practice area at a leading regional law firm or the legal department of a leading corporation.  In the 2006 survey of the 13,000 lawyers who have practiced 5 years or more in Connecticut, Myles Alderman, Jr. was  recognized as one of Connecticut's top lawyers in the areas of Business Bankruptcy and Business Litigation and Linda Alderman was recognized as one of the top lawyers in the are of Environmental Law and Land Use. 

The lawyers at Alderman & Alderman are drawn together by a common commitment to delivering high quality, effective representation to each of our clients.

We serve the General Practice, Bankruptcy, Business Services, Litigation and Intellectual Property needs of our clients nationally.  Our Environmental Law, Land Use and Wetlands practice serves the wide spectrum of the needs of our clients in Connecticut.

We handle projects that range from simple contract negotiations with relatively small balances, to complex multi-party matters with amounts at stake in excess of a hundred million dollars.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Collections - Commercial
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Creditors Rights
• Eminent Domain
• Environmental Law
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Franchising
• Intellectual Property Law
• Internet -- Cyberspace
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Litigation & Appeals
• Natural Resources Law
• Premises Liability
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Real Estate Law
• Science & Technology Law
• Trademarks

Honors and Awards

• SuperLawyers - Environmental Law, 2006
• SuperLawyers - Business Bankruptcy, 2006 - Present
• SuperLawyers - Business Litigation, 2006 - Present
• AV Rating - Martindale-Hubbell, 2005 - Present

Published Works

• Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations - For Business Leaders, Accountants and Lawyers, ISBN: 1-59800-413-1, 2006
• The Desktop Manual - Bankruptcy Chapter, Connecticut Bar Association, 2007
• Basic Practice Manual - Bankruptcy Chapter, Connecticut Bar Association, 1994
• Real Assets in the Virtual World - An Introduction to eBusiness for Borrowers, Lenders, Trade Creditors and Their Counsel, On The Money, 2000
• When Intellectual Property is not "Intellectual Property,", The Connecticut Lawyer, 1998
• The FDIC's Power to Stay Proceedings,, The Connecticut Lawyer, 1992
• The Securities Acts and International Discovery: the Hague Evidence Convention After Anschuetz and Messerschmitt Bolkow Blowm., Syracuse Journal of International Law & Commerce, 12 Syr. J. Int. L & Comm. 600, 1986

Classes and Seminars

• CT Bankruptcy Law - A Creditor's Perspective, Lorman, 2001 - 2004
• Revised Article 9 - Beyond the Basics, Lorman, 2002
• Preparing For Disaster Before It Stikes - Asset Protection Strategies that Work, NAPFA, 2000
• Collecting Judgements In Connecticut - Beyond The Basics, NBI, 1993
• Techniques For Acquiring Undervalued Assets, CBA, 1993

Pro Bono Activities

• Human Rights Commission - West Hartford, 2002 - Present
• Conservation & Environment Commission - West Hartford, 2002 - 2006
• Central AHEC, 2004 - 2006
• Leadership Greater Hartford, 2003 - 2005
• CBA - Professional Disciplnary Committee, 2002 - Present
• CBA - Connecticut Lawyer (Magazine) Adivsory Committee, 2000 - Present
• Selected Pro Bono Cases - By Referral, 1992 - Present

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Mini-trials, Deceptive Trade Practices, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Unfair Competition, Commercial Banks, Credit Unions, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Bankruptcy Law, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Collections, Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Environmental Law, Cleanup & Superfund, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Computer Law, Electronic Commerce, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Malpractice, Land Use & Zoning