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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.

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