RANDALL L. WINET was born in Los Angeles and grew up in San Diego, California. He attended Torrey Pines High School and was a member of the 1976 California State championship golf team and 1978 San Diego County championship basketball and golf teams. Mr. Winet was awarded a full scholastic and golf scholarship to the United States International University, graduating summa cum laude in 1981 as the Class Valedictorian. He then attended the University of San Diego Law School, graduating cum laude in 1984.

Mr. Winet litigates cases throughout San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and Imperial Counties. The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers has awarded him its highest preeminent rating. Mr. Winet is admitted to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization of trial attorneys who have been recognized by their peers as demonstrating courtroom excellence. In 2004, Mr. Winet was elevated to the status of Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates, meaning that he has successfully tried more than 50 jury trials to verdict. He is a member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and a member of the San Diego Defense Lawyers, serving on the board of directors as a chair of the Educational Committee from 1994 to 1995. Mr. Winet has served as an instructor and arbitrator for the San Diego Inn of Court Evidence Workshop, arbitrator for the San Diego Superior Court, and mock trial judge for the University of San Diego School of Law. He is presently a Master in the Oliver Wendell Holmes Inn of Court.

Mr. Winet's community service activities include involvement in the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church and support of Father Wassen's Orphanage for Haitian Children.