Myles H. Alderman Jr. - Hartford, CT
Attorney at Alderman & Alderman, LLC
Results Oriented Lawyers in Hartford, CT
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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40
Years
Experience
Hartford Results Oriented Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Results Oriented
- ADR
- Arbitrations
- Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
- Business Law
- Business Litigation
- Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations
- Commercial Litigation
- Creditors Rights’
- Franchise Litigation
- Mediations
- Restructuring
- Trials
Litigation: 60%
Attorney Information
Overview
Myles H. Alderman Jr. is a founding member of Alderman & Alderman and leads the firm's Commercial Law and Business Restructuring Practice Group. He has extensive experience representing businesses in financial distress, secured and unsecured lenders, trade creditors, committees and parties interested in acquiring assets, in Chapter 11 business reorganizations, liquidations and workouts. Industries with which he has experience include, construction, design, fashion, manufacturing, distribution, materials handling, retail, aviation and ground transportation.
Myles has been guiding business leaders, accountants and lawyers through Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations since 1986. His clients range from large financial institutions and global companies to closely held businesses and individuals.
Myles Alderman has published works on the subject including the Bankruptcy Law Chapter of the Connecticut Lawyers Deskbook (CBA, 2008) and the best selling business bankruptcy law bookChapter 11 Business Reorganizations: For Business Leaders, Accountants And Lawyers (Outskirtspress, 2006). His explanations of the bankruptcy process have appeared in a wide range of publications including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has crafted strategies to help clients address issues of first impression in cases that have been "mission critical" to clients.
He also has extensive experience with complex litigation, arbitration and mediation. Myles regularly represents franchisees and has substantial experience resolving disputes for franchisees in the Quick Serve Restaurant business, including of Subway franchisees.
Based upon the review of his substantive legal ability and ethics by other attorneys and judges before whom he appears, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Myles an AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating™, its highest rating for attorneys. He was also selected to the Connecticut SuperLawyers for the areas of bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- LFE Goldie Award for Outstanding Scholarship, 1986
- SuperLawyers - Business Bankruptcy, 2006 - Present
- SuperLawyers - Busienss Litigation, 2006 - Present
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005 - Present
- Connecticut SuperLawyers
Other Sources of Feedback About Myles H. Alderman Jr.
Included on the 2007 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Syracuse University College of Law,
Syracuse,
New York, 1986
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: LFE Goldie Publication Award For Outstanding Scholarship
Law Journal: Syr. J. Int. Law & Commerce, Managing Editor, 1985 - 1986
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Syracuse University College of Law,
Syracuse,
New York, 1986
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Non Legal Education
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Kenyon College,
Gambier,
Ohio,
USA, May, 1982
A.B.
Honors: Member: Housing Committee
Honors: Class Treasurer, 1978-1979
Major: Economics
Major: Psychology -
Cambridge University,
Cambridge,
England, August, 1982
Post-Graduate Studies - Economics
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Kenyon College,
Gambier,
Ohio,
USA, May, 1982
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- State Savings Bank - Dublin Ohio, Loan Officer, 1982 - 1983
- Reid & Riege
- This is a partial list of past employment.
Classes and Seminars
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Revised Article 9 - Beyond THe Basics, L.E.S.
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Bankruptcy Law - A Creditor's Perspective, LES
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Preparing For Disaster Before It Strikes-Asset Protection Strategies That Work, NAPFA
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In Connecticut - Beyond the Basics, NBI
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Techniques for Acquiring Undervalued Assets From Bankruptcy Estates, CBA
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Setoffs Under Section 553 Of the United States Bankruptcy Code, CBA
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Employment of Professionals Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, CBA
- Bankruptcy Law for the Corporate Lawyer, CBA
Pro Bono Activities
- Human Rights Commission - Town of West Hartford, 2003 - Present
- Youth Hockey - assistant coach, 1997 - 1998
- Little League - Coach, Sponsor & Division Manager, 2003 - Present
Published Works
Articles
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Chaper 11 Business Reorganizations - For Business Leaders, Accountants and Lawyers, Outskirts Press, 2006
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Desktop Manual - The Bankruptcy Chapter, Connecticut Bar Association, 2007
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The Bankruptcy Law Chapter - CBA Basic Practice Manual, Connecticut Bar Association, 1994
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Real Assets in the Virtual World - An Introduction to eBusiness for Borrowers, Lenders, Trade Creditors and Their Counsel, December, 1989
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The Securities Acts and International Discovery Syracuse Journal International Law and Commercial, Vol. 12, No. 3, 1986
- When Intellectual Property is not "Intellectual Property,", The CT Law Tribune
- Understanding Why Debtors Sell Assets
- Major Changes Affecting the Insolvent Homeowner, The Connecticut Lawyer
- Bankruptcy Law Chapter of theConnecticut Lawyers Deskbook, CBA, 2008
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- Connecticut Bar Association (Chair, Professional Discipline Section)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Advisory Committee to Connecticut Lawyer Magazine)
- American Bar Association (Member, Business Bankruptcy Section)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, of the Business Bankruptcy Section and the Uniform Commercial Code Section)
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Contact
100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-249-0090
Fax: 860-969-0615
Email: Send a message
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https://www.alderman.com/
(Alderman .com | Connecticut Lawyers)
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https://alderman.com/Connecticut-Business-Lawyers
(Alderman.com | Connecticut Business Lawyers)
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https://alderman.com/Connecticut-Commercial-Litigation-Lawyers/
(Connecticut Commercial Litigation Lawyers)
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 - Reception - Also by appointment.
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