Gary L. Winter
Adjunct Professor of Law
Education
J.D., San Joaquin College of Law
B.S., Saint Louis University
Courses Taught
Professor Winter is the founder and CEO of Lawvex, LLP, a Central California regional estate and trust law firm with offices in Clovis, Madera and Solvang/Santa Barbara. After practicing business and estate planning as an associate with McCormick Barstow and Powell & Pool in Fresno, Professor Winter started his solo practice in 2009 utilizing very early cloud-based practice management software. After successfully expanding his solo practice, in 2014, Professor Winter launched Lawvex and began adding partners and offices in a hybrid remote practice and physical office business model. Lawvex was one of the first firms in Central California to offer remote work via cloud based systems and take a branded trade name. In 2020 and 2022, Lawvex was honored as one of the Fastest Growing Law Firms in the U.S. by Law Firm 500. His current role is primarily management of the firm's attorneys, staff, technology, systems and processes as well as strategic acquisitions. He is a frequent speaker and podcast guest on the subjects of law firm technology, law firm marketing, remote work, and alternative delivery of legal services. Prior to practicing law, Professor Winter graduated with High Honors from SJCL, received awards for Moot Court - Best Brief, Runner Up - Best Oral Argument, was a member of the Moot Court team, a member of the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review in 2006 and published after graduation in the article Does a Williamson Act Contract Have Constitutional Status? 17 S.J.Agric.L.Rev. 1 (2008). Professor Winter also served as judicial extern to the Hon. Associate Justice Timothy S. Buckley, 5th District Court of Appeal.