Alan F. M. Garten

Overview

Alan is a director and officer at Fedder and Garten, one of Baltimore’s long standing law firms. His practice focuses on business, commercial litigation, real estate and estate planning.

Alan is the third generation of his family to practice at Fedder and Garten since the firm was founded by his grandfather in 1926. He has served on the Judicial Selections Committee for the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Executive Council of the Baltimore City Bar Association and on the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association. He has spoken widely in the area of creditors’ rights, asset protection, bankruptcy, landlord / tenant matters and mechanic’s liens.

Alan is the recipient of an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been listed in Maryland Super Lawyers since 2007.  He has also been recognized in Best Lawyers in America in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for his work in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Commercial Transactions and UCC Law.

• Business, Corporate and Employment Law
• Estate Planning, Wills and Estate & Trust Administration
• Litigation
• Real Estate
• Taxation

• University of Baltimore Law School (J.D., 1980)
• Washington University (B.A., 1977)

• Maryland, 1980
• District of Columbia, 1999
• United States Supreme Court, 2007

• Baltimore City Bar Association
• Baltimore County Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association  
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Commercial Law League of America
• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland  
• Judicial Selections Committee for Baltimore City  
• Simon E. Sobeloff Law Society - Member: Board of Directors

• Hot Topics in Creditor’s Rights
• Advanced Landlord and Tenant Law in Maryland
• Successful Judgment Collection in Maryland
• Commercial and Residential Evictions
• Wage Garnishment Law in Maryland