Jennie Wingad handles cases including assault, aggravated assault, battery, sexual battery, resisting arrest, DUI, fleeing and eluding, fraud, drug possession, drug trafficking, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, burglary, and attempted murder. While managing a high-volume caseload, Ms. Wingad honed her ability to investigate and pursue client defenses, conduct depositions and prepare cases for trial.
She is a licensed attorney in the State of Utah and the State of Florida. Ms. Wingad is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Utah and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Ms. Wingad began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Miami-Dade County where she defended adult and juvenile clients accused of misdemeanor crimes, felony crimes and probation violations.
During her final years at the Public Defender’s Office, Ms. Wingad was selected to supervise the early representation unit. At the time, Ms. Wingad was the youngest attorney to ever hold a supervisory position within the felony division of her office. Her responsibilities included training and supervising approximately 15 attorneys who handled an average of 1,600 cases monthly. She successfully streamlined and updated processes that led to increased effectiveness and better client service.
She received her J.D. from Suffolk University (Boston, MA) where she received Dean’s List honors, an award for Best Oral Argument and acceptance into Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society. She received her B.A. from Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) in Business Administration. Alongside her soccer teammates, she was inducted into the Rhodes Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
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