Mitch Winick

Mitch Winick

Host of SideBar

Mitchel Winick is President and Dean of the nonprofit law school system that includes Monterey College of LawSan Luis Obispo College of LawKern County College of Law, and Empire College of Law. An outspoken advocate for greater access to the legal system and the legal profession, he is also the former co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program, Wagner & Winick On The Law and is co-author and editor of three books on law office management and ethics.

A graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, Winick previously served as an Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Executive Director of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism, and Assistant Dean of Texas Tech University School of Law. A believer that there are many interesting things that can be done with a law degree, prior to returning to legal academia, Winick served as senior consultant in a management consulting firm and partner in a venture capital firm.

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Recent Episodes
March 7, 2023

Who’s Writing All These Crazy State Laws? with Joel Rogers

Professor Joel Rogers describes the rise of American Legislative Council (ALEC), the organization responsible drafting model bills introduced across the country with devastating impacts upon public education, voting rights, and environmental protections,...

February 21, 2023

Who Do State Legislatures Actually Represent? with Buffy Wicks

In this SideBar episode, California Assemblymember, Buffy Wicks discusses the power of state legislatures to protect fundamental constitutional rights and the importance of diverse representation.

February 4, 2023

Book Bans and Democracy – Can they coexist?

In this episode of SideBar, Suzanne Nossel, the Chief Executive Officer of PenAmerica, discusses the dangers of book bans and educational gag orders to our core democratic values. She places these laws...

January 21, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Who do you trust?

Can we harness AI to enhance equality?

January 7, 2023

Lady Justice with Dahlia Lithwick (part 2)

Legitimacy of the Supreme Court and the Important Role Lawyers Play in Our Society

January 7, 2023

Lady Justice with Dahlia Lithwick (part 1)

Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America

December 16, 2022

Vigilante Federalism – Part 2

The New Weapon in the Culture Wars

December 3, 2022

‘Vigilante Federalism’ with David Noll

Is “Vigilante Federalism” the new weapon in battles over abortion, religion, sexuality, gender, and race?

November 16, 2022

Reclaiming Democracy

David Pepper returns with a wake-up call to reclaim our democracy.

November 8, 2022

It’s the Statehouses Stupid!

State legislatures, often ignored, play a significant role in deciding our rights, including the right to vote.

November 5, 2022

It’s the Statehouses Stupid!

State legislatures, often ignored, play a significant role in deciding our rights, including the right to vote.

November 5, 2022

New Show Launches!

Constitutional Rights Should Never Be Taken For Granted