Pete Winstead, a legend on Austin's business scene, dies

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- The patriarch of the Winstead PC law firm, Pete Winstead, has died. He was 84.

The cause of death was not immediately made public, but an announcement from his law firm late on Aug. 7 stated that he "passed away this evening following some recent health issues that suddenly escalated."

The longtime lawyer was one of the few "old guards" of Austin’s modern economy, still clocking in just about every day despite hitting retirement age about 20 years ago. Among his many claims to fame, Winstead was tasked largely with helping a young Michael Dell go public. He took his standard lawyer fees rather than being paid in stock — a decision that haunted him for decades. But Winstead ended up with no shortage of success.

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