Dennis VanDerGinst

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VanDerGinst Law

Experience: 35 years

Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and 3 others

Illinois, Iowa and 7th Circuit

Top 1%, Top 100 Trial Lawyers and 18 others

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Awards 20

Experience 35y

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Dennis VanDerGinst is the President/CEO of VanDerGinst Law, one of the most successful personal injury law firms in the country. He has been a tireless advocate for his clients and a stalwart ambassador for his profession. As a result, he has been recognized as one of the best in the country by clients, peers, and other professionals.

Dennis received his law degree from DePaul University in Chicago. He is licensed to practice in Illinois, Iowa, and the federal courts. During his career he has represented clients in almost every state of the country. The focus of his practice has been on helping injured people. The law firm which bears his name has represented over 50,000 injury victims during his career, in all areas of personal injury law including but not limited to: motor vehicle accidents, product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, worker’s compensation, mass and class actions, and all types of negligence cases.

His dedication to his clients has earned Dennis and his firm the prestigious Torch Award for Ethics, awarded by the Better Business Bureau, marking the first time this honor was ever bestowed upon a lawyer or law firm in the region. Dennis has also been awarded the Client’s Choice Award from AVVO Lawyer Rating Service and Client Champion recognition from Martindale-Hubbell, the most established attorney rating service in the profession. In 2018 and 2020, Dennis was voted as the Best Attorney in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois in a survey conducted by the Quad-City Times. He was runner-up for that honor in 2019.

His success in the field of personal injury law is illustrated by his inclusion in the Multi-Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, whose membership is limited to those attorneys who have secured multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, which he has done dozens of times in his career.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois

Supreme Court of Illinois
Since 1989

Iowa

Supreme Court of Iowa
Since 1994

7th Circuit

Since 1990

Professional Experience

2004 - Current

VanDerGinst Law

President/CEO

Practice focused on all areas of personal injury law including, but not limited to: motor vehicle accidents, product liability, premises liability, construction accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, wrongful death litigation, mass and class actions and all cases where negligence has caused injury.

2001 - 2004

VanDerGinst, Roche and Westensee

Managing Partner

1999 - 2001

Braud, Westenssee and VanDerGinst

Managing Partner

1995 - 1999

Braud/Westensee, Ltd

Partner

1993 - 1996

Black Hawk College

Adjunct Professor

Torts and Insurance Law

1992 - 1994

Braud/Warner, Ltd

Senior Associate

1990 - 1992

Wylie, Mulherin, Rehfeldt and Varchetto

Associate Attorney

Practice focused primarily on insurance defense litigation and insurance coverage issues.

1989 - 1990

Elliot Samuels, Ltd.

Associate Attorney

Practice focused on general civil litigation, criminal defense and appellate practice

1988 - 1989

Depaul Legal Clinic

Student Attorney

Responsibilities included client interviews, research, motion and trial practice in the areas of divorce, adoption, and bankruptcy.

1987 - 1989

Elliot Samuels, Ltd.

Law Clerk

Practice focused on general civil litigation, criminal defense and appellate practice

Education

1989

DePaul College of Law

J.D. (1989)

Awards

year - Dennis VanDerGinst

Top 1%

National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Top 100 Trial Lawyers

The National Trial Lawyers

Member

Super Lawyers

Lawyer of Distonction

Lawyers of Distinction

Superb rating, 10/10

Avvo

Avvo Client's Choice

Avvo

Client Champion Award: Gold Status

Martindale-Hubbell

AV Preeminent Designation

Martindale-Hubbell

Member

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Member

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

year - Dennis VanDerGinst

Lifetime Achievement Award

Premier Lawyers of America

10 Best Attorneys-Illinois

American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys

Best Personal Injury Law firm-Midwest USA

US Business News

BBB Torch Awards for Ethics

Better Business Bureau

Best Attorney- Reader's Choice Awards

Quad City Times

Top 100 Lawyers

American Society of Legal Advocates

Lifetime Charter Member

Distinguished Justice Advocates

year - Dennis VanDerGinst

LIfetime Charter Member

Best Attorneys of America®

year - Dennis VanDerGinst

Lifetime Achievement Award

Marquis Who's Who

Dennis VanDerGinst

Member

The National Academy of Jurisprudence

Contacts

VanDerGinst Law, P.C. - Injury Attorneys 1 N LaSalle St Suite 3100 Chicago IL 60602 Toll-Free: (866) 764-4529 Telephone: (312) 372-2599

VanDerGinst Law, P.C. - Injury Attorneys 300 Walnut St. Suite 6 Des Moines IA 50309 Toll-Free: (866) 797-4529

VanDerGinst Law, P.C. - Injury Attorneys 4950 38th Ave Moline IL 61265 Toll-Free: (866) 797-5291

VanDerGinst Law, P.C. - Injury Attorneys 1030 Mount Vernon Road Southeast Cedar Rapids IA 52403 Toll-Free: (866) 797-5294

Videos

Why VanDerGinst Law? | VanDerGinst Law

We only represent the injured party, so there's never a conflict of interest. The people we represent don't pay us unless we're successful in getting compensation for the injuries they've had to endure.

At VanDerGinst Law, we operate differently. Every person who contacts us has a story to tell and we take the time to listen and understand, we want to hear your story.

Call 800-960-VLAW today.
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