Experienced Rochester Attorney
For more than 30 years, attorney and mediator Terri Wintering has been helping individuals and families overcome the legal challenges they are confronting. More than 20 of those years have been focused on honing alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation and parenting time expediting. We are committed to helping our clients see their future clearly and helping them achieve that future in a way that works to avoid stress, excessive costs and drawn-out conflicts.
Terri W. Wintering
Attorney-mediator Terri Wintering has over 30 years in the practice of law in the Rochester and southeast Minnesota areas. She graduated from the College of Saint Teresa and William Mitchell College of Law. She has decades 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.
Areas of Practice
- Marriage Dissolution
- Divorce Mediation
- General Mediation incl Spec. Education
- ADR including Parenting Time Expediting and Arbitration
Litigation Percentage
- 10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1979
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
- J.D. - 1977
- College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota
- B.A. - 1973
Representative Cases
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Southern Minnesota Family Law Collaborative, Charter Member, Past President, 2002 - Present
- Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly Academy of Family Mediators & SPIDR)
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Olmsted County Bar Association, Chair, Family Law Committee, 1986 - Present
- Minnesota Rule 114 Neutrals Roster
- Minnesota ADR Special Education Mediation Panel
- Minnesota Human Rights Mediation Panel, 1997 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Wintering Law Office, Ltd. (formerly Walters & Wintering, Ltd.), Partner/Solo Practitioner, 1988 - Present
- Legal Assistance of Olmsted County, Executive Director, 1986 - 1988
- Legal Assistance of Olmsted County, Staff Attorney, 1983 - 1985
- Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co., Grinnell, Iowa, Insurance Adjuster, 1982 - 1983
- Carter Law Office, Pine Island, Minnesota, Attorney, 1981 - 1982
- Minnesota State Legislature, House Caucus Research, 1976 - 1981
Pro Bono Activities
- Past Chair, Board of Directors, Women's Shelter, Rochester, MN, 2005 - Present
- Past Chair, Board of Directors, Saint Teresa Leadership and Service Institute for Women, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN, 2004 - Present
- Volunteer Attorney, Legal Assistance of Olmsted County, 1988 - Present
- Volunteer Mediator, Minnesota Department of Human Rights
- Volunteer Mediator, Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board
- Olmsted County Domestic Violence Committee, 1996 - 1999
- Rochester Area D.R.U.G., 1992 - 1993
- Faith Formation Teacher, St. John's and Pax Christi parishes, Rochester, MN, 1988 - 2002
- Board of Directors, Alumnae of CST (formerly College of St. Teresa Alumnae Association), 1983 - 1994
- Annulment Volunteer, Diocese of Winona, 1990 - 1993
- Board of Directors, Alumnae of CST (formerly College of St. Teresa Alumnae Association), 1972 - 1979
- Volunteer Youth Sports Coach, Rochester Youth Baseball, Soccer, and Softball
- Volunteer Habitat for Humanity, 1991 - Present
Contact Us
For effective and compassionate guidance when you are facing a family law challenge, from divorce to child custody agreements, turn to Wintering Law Office, Ltd. Our Minnesota family lawyer can help you create a future that will work for you. To schedule a free initial consultation, call 507-216-4619, toll free at 888-674-4298, or simply contact us online. We accept credit cards for our clients' convenience.
