Faith, Adversity, and The Monument with David Windecher
In this clip, David Windecher shares how “The Monument” became a defining guide in his life. After leaving the gang environment and searching for direction, he read the poem every day for a decade, shaping the faith that helped him become an attorney and advocate.
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David Windecher’s Turning Point
In this See You In Court short, David Windecher shares the vivid dreams he experienced while incarcerated. He saw himself in a courtroom wearing a suit and standing beside someone he was representing. These visions, paired with the pain he saw in his parents’ faces, pushed him to make the decision to walk out of jail and never return as a defendant.
Learn more about Rehabilitation Enables Dreams at https://www.stoprecidivism.org
Watch the full episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBsN_S9Dejw
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Hosted by Robin Frazer Clark and Lester Tate.
Presented by the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation.
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From 13 Arrests to Attorney and Advocate
David Windecher grew up on the streets of Miami-Dade County, arrested 13 times before the age of 19. His street name was “Red.”
In this powerful clip from See You In Court, David shares how he turned pain into purpose—rising from incarceration to the courtroom—and founded Rehabilitation Enables Dreams (RED) to help others do the same.
Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBsN_S9Dejw
Learn more: https://www.stoprecidivism.org/
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David Windecher Founder Of RED: Rehabilitation Enables Dreams
David Lee Windecher is a trailblazing criminal defense attorney, author, and activist in the social justice movement to end mass incarceration, reduce recidivism and redress racial inequity in the criminal justice system.
In his autobiography The American Dream / HiSstory in the Making, David shares the harsh realities of growing up as an impoverished immigrant on the streets of Miami-Dade County. He was arrested 13 times and spent over 7 months incarcerated as a juvenile. He dropped out of high school and joined a gang for protection. His street name was Red. David endured the brutal climate of the lawlessness on the streets by both criminals and the police. All the while he dreamed of becoming a lawyer and fighting for those who don’t have the resources to pay for justice.
David began his path to self-rehabilitation when he earned his GED in March of 1998 and took his first academic steps toward his childhood dream of becoming a lawyer. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from American Intercontinental University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2005 and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia in 2012. David was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2012 and the Florida Bar in 2014. David is a member of the Georgia and Florida Court of Appeals, the Georgia and Florida Supreme Court, the Northern District of Georgia United States District Court and the American Bar Association. David specializes in criminal defense, juvenile law, and expungement procedures. In 2022 the National Football League awarded him with the Inspire Change Changemaker Award.
Related Links:
Rehabilitation Enables Dreams - https://www.stoprecidivism.org/
Lester Tate – http://www.akintate.com/
Robin Frazer Clark – https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
See You In Court – https://seeyouincourtpodcast.org
To learn more about the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, visit https://fairplay.org
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A promise fulfilled. A purpose born.
In this preview from tomorrow’s See You In Court episode, David Windecher recalls the moment he was sworn into the Bar in the same courthouse where he once faced 15 years in prison.
That experience became the turning point that inspired RED—Rehabilitation Enables Dreams, a nonprofit helping others rebuild their lives after incarceration.
🎧 Full interview premieres tomorrow.
#SeeYouInCourt #CivilJustice #StopRecidivism #SecondChances #LegalCourage #GeorgiaLaw
See You In Court is a podcast series that seeks to educate the public about the Georgia Civil Justice System and is a production of the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation.
The Georgia Civil Justice Foundation (GCJF) is a nonpartisan resource for anyone seeking to understand, preserve, or restore the basic functions of civil justice.
GCJF supports public education about the civil justice system and how to gain access to the civil justice system when it is needed. Our goal is to reach all Georgians with a message that presents civil justice as society’s means of assuring fair play for everyone.
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