PHILADELPHIA, December 4, 2009 - Montgomery McCracken partner Ellen C. Brotman gives sage advice to lawyers dealing with difficult clients.  Active listening, trusting building and choosing the right battles are themes Brotman illustrates with life and career experiences in her article "How to Get Clients to Eat Their Spinach," an article published in Litigation, The Journal of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association, Summer 2009.

Ellen Brotman is a partner in Montgomery McCracken's Litigation Department.  Her work, which often involves complex trial, sentencing and appellate issues, concentrates on government investigations and white collar crime and representation of attorneys before the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Brotman is a frequent lecturer and member of numerous industry associations and committees. In addition to her service as board member of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, she is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and the White Collar Crime Committee of the American Bar Association. Brotman is the co-author of a professional conduct article which appears monthly in The Legal Intelligencer.