Atty. Douglas D. Winter
Senior Lawyer Douglas Winter practices in all areas of civil litigation, including employment, personal injury, civil rights, business torts and disputes, consumer litigation, intellectual property and real estate. He has nearly 30 years of trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts, and has successfully tried dozens of cases to verdict.In the last five years alone, Mr.
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Douglas D. Winter is an attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practforg at McNicholas & McNicholas LLP. Educated at University of California Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1990). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Senior Lawyer Douglas Winter practices in all areas of civil litigation, including employment, personal injury, civil rights, business torts and disputes, consumer litigation, intellectual property and real estate
- He has nearly 30 years of trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts, and has successfully tried dozens of cases to verdict.In the last five years alone, Mr. Winter has obtained, along with Partner Matthew McNicholas, one eight-figure and multiple seven-figure jury verdicts for his clients in cases involving claims for employment discrimination, retaliation and harassment, as well as claims for civil rights violations
- In addition to these successful trial verdicts, Mr. Winter has also obtained multimillion-dollar settlements of claims brought by employees for whistleblower retaliation, wage and hour violations, unfair competition and business practices, federal anti-retaliation employment claims, and claims brought by victims of abuse
- Additionally, he obtained an eight-figure settlement on behalf of a plaintiff defrauded in a multimillion-dollar real estate development
- Mr. Winter has extensive appellate experience in both state and federal courts, and several of his cases have resulted in published decisions in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Eight Circuit.Mr
- Winter is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, United States District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Practforg law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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