"We have always made it a point to put our clients at the pinnacle of our practice."

Mr. Wintle moved to California in 1989 where he joined the San Jose law firm of Ferrari, Alvarez, Olsen & Ottoboni, first as an associate and later as a partner. Mr. Wintle, continued his real estate practice. In 1995, Mr. Wintle and Terence Kane formed the law firm of Wintle & Kane, LLP and that firm subsequently merged with The Heritage Law Group, a P.C. in 2003. As a partner in The HeritageLaw Group, Mr. Wintle expanded his practice to include business formation, general counsel services, intellectual property litigation, and general litigation.

Mr. Wintle has practiced in numerous areas of the law including, real estate, intellectual property, business formation and general counsel services, construction, environmental laws, commercial and residential leases drafting and review, and litigation with regard to most of these areas. He is an expert negotiator who uses his cordial nature and easy-going attitude to work closely with op-posing counsel to find resolution to his client’s legal problems. He is a successful trial attorney but nevertheless works hard to settle his cases before trial. As a former teacher, Mr. Wintle educates his clients so that they can be realistic with their expectations and have a clear understanding of the litigation process and its costs, both financial and emotional. Mr. Wintle is well respected and admired among clients and opposing counsels.

Mr. Wintle’s expertise and good nature has led him to be sought after by clients and other attorneys as a mediator to resolve cases prior to trial.

Mr. Wintle understands the financial and emotional toll litigation can have on clients and therefore works hard to settle as many of his cases as he can to the satisfaction of his clients.

Mr. Wintle has previously served as President of the Board of Directors of the San Jose State University Alumni Association and the Greater San Jose Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, was a con-tributing author to Broker-Agent Magazine, part-time instructor at West Valley College ParalegalProgram, and speaks regularly to real estate brokerage firms on topics relating to annual legal up-dates, risk assessment and risk management, broker compliance, and real estate transactions in general.

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