He served as legal counsel to the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and has been involved in a number of projects to promote democratic governance in Eastern Europe, South Sudan and Vietnam. He has taught classes on international law at the University of California, San Diego and at the University of San Diego School of Law. Bainter received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and a law degree from the University of Denver College of Law. He previously served as Executive Director of Colorado Common Cause and currently serves on Common Cause’s National Governing Board.