Brothers Law & Greed

Steven Winer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He went to the University of Minnesota as an undergraduate and received his B.S. degree in Business Administration and History. He had season tickets for 40 years to his beloved Golden Gopher football games. He still goes to as many games as he can each year. Steven then attended Law School at the University of Illinois, Chicago where he received his J.D. Law Degree. Steven moved back to Minnesota, after law school, where he practiced law for 12 years. He then moved to Fort Myers, Florida, in 1984, following several of his Minnesota clients who were developing projects in Southwest Florida. He practiced law, in Florida, until he retired in 2013. In Florida, he met his wife, who have been married for 30 years. Between them, they have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. While practicing law in Florida, Steven represented banks, real estate developers of large golf course communities and high rise condominium. His representation covered the slow years for real estate in the late 1970's and 80's as well as the robust real estate boom era in the 2000's.
Steven enjoys his retirement by aiding entrepreneurs to fulfill their dreams of starting their own businesses and also volunteering for the Lee County Visitors and Convention Bureau in Southwest Florida. Steven enjoys writing about his many experiences while practicing law.
Steven's first book, was about a real estate developer, who developed large multiple large developments which culminated in the largest real estate foreclosure in the history of Lee County, Florida. It was published in 2018 and entitled "Deception". Steven's second book, concerned his struggle with the management of, and working with, lawyers in several different law firms. It was published in 2019 entitled "Lies, Larceny & the Law".