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Mit S. Winter - Mission Woods, KS
2000 Shawnee Mission PkwySte. 210 Mission Woods, KS 66205
Kennyhertz Perry
Updated: 05/24/2022
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Mission Woods Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Mit Winter focuses his practice on helping businesses of all types and sizes navigate complex challenges, with considerable experience assisting companies in general commercial litigation and business disputes, class action litigation, intellectual property matters, and a broad array of collegiate sports matters.
Prior to joining Kennyhertz Perry, Mit worked for two different Am Law 100 firms in San Francisco and Kansas City, most recently as a shareholder in the commercial litigation group at Polsinelli. In that capacity, he represented a wide variety of clients in class action, intellectual property, and general business litigation matters and was identified by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Before moving to Kansas City and joining Polsinelli, Mit worked for Bingham McCutchen LLP where he represented clients such as Stanford University and Intel in class action and intellectual property litigation matters.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Mit has unique and broad experience assisting collegiate sports clients with their legal needs. At Polsinelli, Mit represented the Big 12 and Conference USA in numerous litigation matters and other matters arising from the governance of their respective members’ college sports programs. These matters included, among others, high profile challenges to the NCAA’s limit on the value of an athletic scholarship (O’Bannon v. NCAA, Alston v. NCAA), conference realignment matters, matters relating to conference broadcast agreements, assisting with objections to open records requests, Title IX issues, and concussion matters. At Bingham, Mit represented the NCAA in White v. NCAA and In re NCAA I-A Walk-on Football Players Litigation, challenges to NCAA rules on the value and number of athletic scholarships. As a result of this experience, Mit has dealt with many of the legal challenges that conferences and their member schools are faced with in administering and sponsoring high profile collegiate sports programs. In combination with his background as a Division I college basketball players, Mit is uniquely suited to assist collegiate sports clients with their legal issues.
About Mit S. Winter
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation 50%
- College Sports 30%
- Intellectual Property 20%
- Gaming
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Representative Clients
- Big 12 Conference; Conference USA; NCAA; Stanford University
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2005
- California, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2008
- Missouri, 2012
- Iowa, 2012
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2012
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2012
Other Affiliations
- Vice-Chair of Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Sports & Entertainment Law Committee
- Regional Captain for Sports Lawyers Association’s Outreach Committee
- Member of Sports Lawyers Association
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 2005
Juris Doctor
Honors: CALI Award for Excellence in European Union Law
Law Review: University of San Francisco Law Review, Member - The College of William & Mary, 2001
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Colonial Athletic Association Scholar Athlete
Honors: Four- year basketball letterwinner
Honors: Recipient of a William & Mary President’s Award for Leadership, Sportsmanship, and Citizenship his senior year
Minor: History
Past Positions
- Am Law 100 firms in San Francisco
- Polsinelli, Shareholder in the commercial litigation group
- Bingham McCutchen LLP
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Mit S. Winter
Included on the 2024 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
Office Information
Address
2000 Shawnee Mission PkwySte. 210 Mission Woods, KS 66205
Phone
Fax
- 855-844-2914
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Federal Circuit Overturns the Standard Used by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board for Determining Whether Fraud Occurred in the Trademark Application Process, 2009
- Protecting Your American Intellectual Property Rights: How Foreign Companies Can Utilize the U.S. International Trade Commission and Section 337 Investigations, 2006
Representative Cases
- O’Bannon v. NCAA
- Alston v. NCAA
- White v. NCAA
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