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
Notable:
- Former Child Support Hearing Officer - 1991 - 1995
- Former Traffic Magistrate - 1990 - 1998
- 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
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Author of "Dear Client" A Complete Handbook for Understanding and Surviving Your Legal Divorce Process (Axelrod 1996)
- Speaker for the National Business Institute
- Member of the Family law Inn of Tampa
- Past Member of Hillsborough County Family Law Executive Counsel
- 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.
Before joining the Givens Law Group, Ellen Ostman practiced as a Sole Practitioner for over 25 years.