Michael Alderman is an associate in the civil litigation practice group. Michael graduated cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law and earned recognition for excellence in the Entertainment and New Media Law specialization. While in law school, Michael served as the Executive Editor of Volume 48 of the Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy and published his Comment entitled “Free Speech Versus Compelled Speech: A First Amendment Reform of Section 230.” Michael also received recognition for excellence for his participation in the Civil Litigation and Practice Clinic, where he represented tenants in eviction proceedings in Essex and Bergen Counties.
Prior to joining Cohn Lifland, Michael clerked for the Honorable Marcy M. McMann, P.J.F.P., during her honor’s tenures in both the Law Division and the Chancery Division, Family Part. During his clerkship, Michael also served as a settlor on landlord-tenant cases in the Morris/Sussex Vicinage.
Before law school, Michael attended the University of South Florida, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science Education. While in college, Michael also served as a volunteer firefighter and first responder in his hometown of Ellenton, Florida. After graduation, Michael moved to New Jersey where he taught sixth-grade Language Arts Literacy at a charter school in Newark, New Jersey. Following his time as a teacher, Michael held various positions in nonprofit management, including roles in education management organizations and nonprofit media.
