Terri W. Wintering, Attorney

Our practice of law is framed by our philosophy that the best practice is always the one with the best long-term benefit for the client. Since each client and case is different, the approach in each case will also be different.

We believe that, for most clients, resolving their legal issues with the least amount of conflict and court intervention is the best long-term result. Consequently, we rely on Alternative Dispute Resolution as the first step in handling cases. For those clients who cannot successfully use an ADR process, the court remains an option to resolve legal disputes.

Attorney-mediator Terri Wintering has nearly 20 years of alternative dispute resolution experience, including cases in the areas of divorce and family mediation, EEOC, ADA, and human rights mediation, special education mediation, ENE mediation, civil mediation, parenting time expediting, and facilitated IEP meetings.

Terri Wintering's Mediation, Arbitration, and ADR Training:

Divorce & Custody Mediation Training
Mediation Center, May-June, 1988 (40 hours)

State of Minnesota Special Education Mediation Training
Office of Dispute Resolution:
   Inititial Training, Aug. 1992 (21.5 hours)
   Yearly Training, 1994 through 2007 (approx. 150 hours)

Civil Mediation Training
Mediation Center, June, 1994 (40 hours)

Lawyer Discipline Mediation Pilot Project
Minnesota Lawyers Board of Professional Responsibility
June, 1995 (2.75 hours)

Advanced Negotiation Skills Training, Oct, 1995 (7.5 hours)

Americans With Disabilities Act Mediation Training
State of Minnesota ADR Pilot Program, Jan, 1996 (8 hours)

Certified Family Arbitration
Minnesota CLE, Oct. 1997 (6 hours)

Certified Domestic Abuse Issues Training, May 1997 (6 hours)

Redefining the ADR Process
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Dec, 1998 (6.5 hours)

Minnesota Human Rights Mediator Training:
   November, 1999 (6.0 hours)
   Human Rights Day, Dec 5, 2003 (6.5 hours)

EEOC Mediator Training:
   June, 1999 (3 hours)
   March 27, 2001 (4 hours)

Collaborative Law Institute, January 18, 2002 (6.25 hours)

Olmsted County Collaborative Law Training, annually, 2003-present

• Soule v. Nicholson

After-Hours Meetings By Special Appointment