| Admission Details | 1974, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio |
| Education | The University of Iowa, B.B.A., 1971; The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1974 |
| Birth Information | Anamosa, Iowa, January 29, 1949 |
| Associations & Memberships | Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Construction Law Committee).
Columbus Bar Foundation |
| Awards & Recognition | AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory |
| Representative Clients | Representation before Ohio Public Utilities Commission and other state agencies.
Representation in Ohio and other state courts, as well as Federal Court.
Practice has included participation in litigation in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, West Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and California. |
| Civil Associations | Columbus Rotary Club
Elder, Worthington Presbyterian Church
National Judicial Conference (Administrative Law), Alumnus
Michigan State University Public Utilities Institute, Alumnus |
| Additional Bio Details | Mr. Osterkamp focuses on litigation in the areas of business torts, contract disputes, construction, professional negligence and bankruptcy/creditors' rights. He also represents clients on matters of National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) security arbitrations and administrative law. He has served on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as the former chief attorney examiner in the rates section.
For the past several years, Mr. Osterkamp has served the firm as its General Counsel for Risk Management and Ethics Compliance. Because his trial experience includes a variety of civil matters, Mr. Osterkamp is able to draw upon his extensive litigation background to represent legal malpractice defendants aggressively, particularly in those cases arising out of either transactional or litigated matters. Mr. Osterkamp is also available to advise law firms or individual attorneys on professional and ethics issues. |