Brian Scott Winkler
Affluence Legal Services
- Biography
For all your criminal, DUI and white collar crime needs, call B. Scott Winkler, The Shafter Lawyer!
661-746-0235
Born and raised in Bakersfield, CA. I studied Finance and Political Science @ CSUF & CSUB, receiving a degree in both fields. I attended law school at California Pacific School of Law. I have been practicing Criminal Law for 17 years, with offices in Bakersfield & Shafter CA. Specializing in Criminal Law, DUI trials, Family Law and Personal Injury. I am blessed to call Bakersfield my home, and coming from a hard working family where money was only necessary to pay bills, I understand the importance when I am entrusted with a client’s or family members money, and work as hard as I can to accomplish every feasible legal goal my client is requesting.
Law fees are becoming incredibly expensive, and I feel a duty to represent my client base at a fair cost in exchange for providing an extremely competent job to defend their rights, with respect to the areas of law I practice.
- Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father’s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- White Collar Crime
- Fees
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Free Consultation
I will do an overview of you case and provide an honest answer as to how I can help you. As I openly tell my potential clients, this line of work can online rewarding if can spot an issue for dismissal, or provide enough form a reduced sentence, A private attorney lives off his reputation of being honest, fair, and successful. -
Contingent Fees
Personal injury. cases only! -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Consider a split payment in felonies + expenses, as long as myself and my client understand we have a job to do.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- 5th Circuit
- Since 2001
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written - Spanish:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Sole-Proprietor
- Law Offices of B. Scott Winkler
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2000 –
Current
- The only Attorney listed in Justia, that has his primary practice location in Shafter, for the Northern Kern County area. Acoss the street from the Shafter Superior Court.
- Vice President: RCBO
- Wells Fargo Bank
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1998 –
2000
- Numerous certificates in Ag & Commercial Lending; completed their strenuous Bankers College
- Asst. Vice-predident
- San Joaquin Bank
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1994 –
1998
- Education
- California State University – San Francisco State University
- M.A. (2016) | California Gangs and the effect of new legistlation has on criminal sentencing
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- Wells Fargo Bank Ag & Commercial lending College
- (2000) Agricultural and commercial financial analysis
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1998
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2000 - Honors: Most Outstanding in delivering WFB ag and commercial products to clients. Reached highest sales quotas and exceeded in my class.
- Activities: Intensive academic understanding into annual cash flow and the needs of cash fellow for both ag and commercial products in order to avoid a strong company to be undercapitalized,
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- California Pacific University
- J.D. (1991) | Law
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1996
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2001 - Honors: West-Law Honor Student
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- California State University – Bakersfield
- B.A. (1991) | Political Science
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1990
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1991 - Honors: Graduate Cum Laude Honors
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- California State University – Fullerton
- B.A. (1990) | Finance
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1988
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1990 -
- Awards
- Volunteer of the year Award
- Bakersfiekd Rescue Mission
- 2012
- For volunteering with some homeless, but many young kids needing assistance in simply working their homework with each individual at the mission.
- Palque handed out the four highest GPA’S in our class
- West Law Studenf of High Academic Achievement
- 2001
- Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Member
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2005 –
Current -
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California State Bar
 # 215006
- Member
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2001 –
Current -
- Kern County Bar Association
- Member
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2001 –
Current - Activities: Criminal Defense Section
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U.S. Federal Court, Eatern District
 # 215006
- Licensed to Practice
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2001 –
Current -
- Golden Empire Youth Football
- Board for Director & Coach
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2002 –
2007 - Activities: One of original members to outline and create future protocol for youth football organization, that is still operating at a high competitive level todat.
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