Ellen C Brotman

August 05, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Two recent federal cases in the Third Circuit highlight the challenges of punishing harmful expression through telecommunications.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Christine E. Weller

7 minute read

November 07, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the not so distant past, a lawyer could plan to spend her entire career at one firm, beginning as an associate, moving into partnership and retiring without changing letterhead. Nowadays, it is not unusual to change firms at least once or twice during one's career.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael Hayes

8 minute read

February 03, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The commonwealth of Pennsylvania might never see a more explosive legal drama than the prosecution of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky that continues to unfold in State College. Some see Joe Paterno as the latest victim in the Sandusky saga, having first lost the head coaching position he held for more than half a century and, more recently, his brief battle with lung cancer. Others point to the many children whom Sandusky allegedly abused/sexually assaulted over an extended period of time and argue the Penn State Board of Trustees had no choice but to fire Paterno. Wherever you fall on that spectrum of feeling or conviction, Paterno's passing is a great, great loss to his family, friends, former colleagues and players, Penn State and the commonwealth — for which we offer our sincere condolences.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael Hayes

7 minute read

March 06, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The economy is getting worse by the day, but you don't need us to tell you that. Your growing list of receivables tells you more than enough. Your good payers are becoming slow payers, your slow payers are becoming no payers. What's a lawyer to do?

By Ellen C. Brotman And Michael B. Hayes

9 minute read

September 04, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

It's hard for us to keep up on the news during the summer with so many distractions: the shore, the mountains, the Phillies. But there were some news stories that we didn't miss, and Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter's sentencing of former state Sen. Vincent Fumo was one of them.

By Ellen C. Brotman And Michael B. Hayes

7 minute read

September 07, 2007 | Law.com

In the time-honored September tradition of sending the kids off to school and getting "back to basics," in this column we address one of the fundamental precepts of legal ethics and professional responsibility: in order to practice law in a particular jurisdiction, an attorney must be licensed.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael Hayes

8 minute read

May 02, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

If you're like us, then your ethical quandaries seem to fall, for the most part, into two categories: conflicts and privilege.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael B. Hayes

9 minute read

December 05, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

This month we discuss another trend in law firm management that arises out of our increasingly complex legal environment: the in-house ethics counsel.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael b. Hayes

8 minute read

January 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

It has become a tradition: Each year in our first column of the year we discuss our New Year's Resolutions for the brand new year ahead.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael B. Hayes

8 minute read

December 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The holidays are a time for celebration, reflection and resolution. As lawyers who represent lawyers and other professionals, we've been focusing our reflections on the scandals surrounding some of our most revered institutions: This year, churches, law schools and universities fell into disrepute along with corrupt politicians and multi-national corporations. The juxtaposition of scandal and the occupation of Dilworth Plaza seemed more than coincidental and as we passed the tent city each day, we wondered: Have our institutions failed us and are they really beyond repair?

By Ellen C. Brotman and Michael Hayes

6 minute read