Matthew K. Beatman, Partner

Email: mbeatman@zeislaw.com
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Practice Areas

• Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Commercial Litigation
• Creditors'/Debtors' Rights
• Financial Workouts

Publications & Presentations

• Contributing Editor, Bankruptcy Bulletin, Connecticut Bar Association (1998-2000)
• Lecturer, Connecticut Bar Association, various public and private seminars

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Turnaround Management Association
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
• Connecticut Bar Association
• Greater Bridgeport Bar Association

Admissions

• Connecticut (1990)
• United States District Court, District of Connecticut (1991)
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York (1996)
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York (1996)

Education

• University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1990)
• University of Connecticut (B.S., magna cum laude, 1987)

Summary

Matthew Beatman is a shareholder at Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. For over 20 years, Matthew has acted as lead counsel to individual and corporate debtors, creditors committees, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, investors, lessors, acquirers of assets, and financial institutions in complex workout, restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy matters. He has extensive experience in litigating commercial matters and has been appointed a Receiver in several cases, including American Crushing & Recycling, LLC, the company involved in the tragic Avon Mountain crash in 2005. In that case, Matthew served as Receiver at the request of the Attorney General for the State of Connecticut. Matthew is frequently invited to be a speaker and panelist for various professional groups and is actively involved in various professional and community organizations. He is presently the Chairman of the Connecticut Bar Association's Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, having previously served as its Treasurer and Vice Chairman. He is a long standing member of that Section's Executive Committee. He has also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alan H.W. Shiff, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Connecticut. Matthew has repeatedly been chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers of America and recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer.

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