• J.D., DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IL
• B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign, IL – Political Science

Bar Certifications

• Admitted to the Bar of Illinois Supreme Court
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
• Admitted to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Bar Association Memberships



• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Instructional Experience

Mr. Ostler is an author and lecturer for IICLE, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Mortgage Brokers’ Association, and the National Banking Institute and was a consulting editor for the 1997 edition of Volume 5 of Nichols’ ILLINOIS CIVIL PRACTICE.

• Richer v. Morehead, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84826; Richer v. Morehead, 798 F.3d 487, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 14032, 61 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 102
• K. Miller Constr. Co. v. McGinnis, 238 Ill. 2d 284, 938 N.E.2d 471, 2010 Ill. LEXIS 1070, 345 Ill. Dec. 32
• United General Title Ins. Co. v. AmeriTitle, Inc., 365 Ill.App.3d 142, 847 N.E.2d 848, 301 Ill.Dec. 838, Ill.App. 1 Dist., March 31, 2006 (NO. 1-05-1874)
• King v. First Capital Financial Services Corp., 215 Ill.2d 1, 828 N.E.2d 1155, 293 Ill.Dec. 657, Ill., April 21, 2005 (NO. 97263, 97761)
• Lewis-Pride v. Wells Fargo Bank (In re Lewis-Pride), 330 B.R. 660, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 1613
• Lysek v. Elmhurst Dodge, Inc., 325 Ill.App.3d 536, 758 N.E.2d 862, 259 Ill.Dec. 454, 2001-2 Trade Cases P 73,442, Ill.App. 2 Dist., September 18, 2001 (NO. 2-00-0759)
• Judgment Services Corp. v. Sullivan, 321 Ill.App.3d 151, 746 N.E.2d 827, 254 Ill.Dec. 70, Ill.App. 1 Dist., March 23, 2001 (NO. 1-99-3091)
• Miami Tribe of Okla. v. Walden, 206 F.R.D. 238, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22372
• Chicago Title & Trust Co., Trustee Under Trust No. 89-044884 v. Chicago Title & Trust Co., Trustee Under Trust No. 1092636, 248 Ill.App.3d 1065, 618 N.E.2d 949, 188 Ill.Dec. 379, Ill.App. 1 Dist., June 30, 1993 (NO. 1-91-4012)
• People ex rel. Hartigan v. E & E Hauling, Inc., 218 Ill.App.3d 28, 577 N.E.2d 1262, 160 Ill.Dec. 691, Ill.App. 1 Dist., July 24, 1991 (NO. 1-89-1763, 1-89-2792, 1-90-0173)
• In re Camelot Associates Ltd. Partnership, 102 B.R. 161, 1989 Bankr. LEXIS 1035
• Withall v. Capitol Federal Sav. of America, 164 Ill.App.3d 851, 518 N.E.2d 328, 115 Ill.Dec. 803, Ill.App. 1 Dist., December 14, 1987 (NO. 86-3025)
• Mid-America Nat. Bank of Chicago v. First Sav. and Loan Ass’n of South Holland, 161 Ill.App.3d 531, 515 N.E.2d 176, 113 Ill.Dec. 367, Ill.App. 1 Dist., September 16, 1987 (NO. 86-0417)
• LaGrange Federal Sav. and Loan Ass’n v. Rock River Corp., 97 Ill.App.3d 712, 423 N.E.2d 496, 53 Ill.Dec. 112, Ill.App. 2 Dist., June 24, 1981 (NO. 80-309)
• Cook County Federal Sav. & Loan Ass’n v. Griffin, 73 Ill.App.3d 210, 391 N.E.2d 473, 29 Ill. Dec. 210, Ill.App. 1 Dist., June 05, 1979 (NO. 78-236)