Alderman and Alderman, PLLC was founded by Saul H. Alderman in 1922. Later, his sons, Edward B. Alderman and Richard B. Alderman, joined their father's law firm and practiced law with Saul until his death in 1985. Edward and Richard continued to practice law together until the recent death of Edward in 2025. Richard B. Alderman has continued to provide clients the legal services which had been previously provided by his father and brother.

Alderman and Alderman, PLLC concentrates primarily on the areas of matrimonial and family law. We have helped thousands of individuals from upstate New York and from around the world in matters involving divorce, property distribution, child support, spousal support, as well as drafting of pre-nuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs). Additionally, we are prepared to assist clients with estate planning such as Last Wills and Testaments and Powers of Attorney and residential real estate purchases and sales. Richard is pre-eminent in his field, yet approachable, accessible and sensitive to the full range of emotions that often accompany the resolution of matrimonial and family law matters.

Richard and his staff are experienced and highly competent. Richard is respected by his peers and by the judges before whom he appears. While litigation is sometimes inevitable, he is skilled at achieving complex financial, property and support-related agreements as well as agreements relating to child custody and visitation. As part of their holistic approach to the practice of matrimonial law, Alderman and Alderman, PLLC is a full service law firm, providing services in related practice areas, including real estate transactions, estate planning, estates and trusts, and drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO's).

Richard associates himself with leading experts and consultants, including forensic accountants, appraisers, evaluators, psychologists and medical professionals, in order to ensure that all relevant facts and circumstances are fully developed and presented in a comprehensive yet understandable manner.

Following a divorce or other family law proceeding, Alderman and Alderman, PLLC is prepared to enforce the terms of an order, judgment or agreement and is also experienced at successfully modifying an order or judgment based upon changed circumstances or other factors. Alderman and Alderman, PLLC is prepared to handle appeals before all New York appellate courts and for decades has successfully prosecuted appeals for its clients, often involving cutting-edge interpretations and applications of matrimonial law.

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