Ellen D. Ostman

Senior Attorney

Education:

University of South Florida - Bachelor of Arts in Finance, Magna Cum Laude - 1974
University of Florida College of Law - Juris Doctorate - 1977

Bar Admissions

Selected Honors & Memberships

Board Certified by the Florida Supreme Court for over 20 years
Former member of the Board of Directors for The Spring, a shelter for abused women and children
"Super Lawyers" since 2008
Member of the Family law Inn of Tampa Past
Member of Hillsborough County Family Law Executive Counsel

Experience & Advocacy

Former Child Support Hearing Officer - 1991 - 1995
Former Traffic Magistrate - 1990 - 1998
Sole Practitioner for over 25 years
Author of "Dear Client" A Complete Handbook for Understanding and Surviving Your Legal Divorce Process (Axelrod 1996)
Speaker for the National Business Institute
Co-Author of Injunctions for Protection, Chapter 741 of the Florida Statutes in 1982. Florida was the second state in the United States to pass this kind of legislation.>

Notable Clients

Ms. Ostman has been involved in several High Profile and Controversial Cases, some resulting in Made-for-TV movies and the subject of TV éxposés.

Practice Areas