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Ellen D. OstmanEllen D. Ostman

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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
  • State Courts of Florida
  • Federal Middle District Court of Florida
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
  • All Areas of Family Law 
  • Divorce
  • Child Custody
  • Support
  • Alimony
  • Property Division
  • Recovery of Attorneys Fees & Costs
  • Modification Actions
  • Enforcement Actions
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