Ellen Brotman - Lawyer in Philadelphia, PA

Ellen C. Brotman began her career as a law clerk in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. She has served as an Assistant Federal Defender in Philadelphia, PA and practiced in small, medium and large firms with a focus on criminal defense, appellate advocacy, professional responsibility and ethics. She has defended a wide variety of high-profile criminal cases, including political and public corruption, securities fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, currency structuring and other white-collar crimes involving complex trial, sentencing and appellate issues. Ms. Brotman also has extensive experience representing lawyers before the Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania.

She has been recognized by Best Lawyers? / The Best Lawyers in America? and SuperLawyers? since 2007 in the area of criminal defense and has served on the boards of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Ellen Brotman is a frequent event speaker and has authored more than fifty articles in various legal publications. She is active in the community and has been a recipient of The Legal Intelligencers Women of the Year award in 2014.

She is the founder and owner of Brotman Law, Radnor, PA. ellenbrotmanlaw.com/

In 2017, Ellen is launching her first blog: PA Legal Ethics. palegalethics.com