Curriculum Vitae
DENNIS A. VANDERGINST
BAR ADMISSIONS
-
State of Illinois 1989
- State of Iowa 1994
- State of Wisconsin 1996
- United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois 1989
- Central District of Illinois 1992
- United States Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Federal Circuit 1990
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Bar Association 1989-present
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1994-present
- Illinois State Bar Association 1992-present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association 1992-present
- Iowa State Bar Association 1994-present
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association 1994-present
- Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers 1996-1999
- Chicago Bar Association 1989-1992, 1997-2003
- Cook County Bar Association 1989-1992
- DuPage County Bar Association 1991-1993
- Rock Island County Bar Association 1992-present
- Scott County Bar Association 1994-present
- Winnebago County Bar Association 1996-1998
- Brain Injury Association 1996-present
- Illinois Brain Injury Association 1996-present
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice 1998-present
- Pound Civil Justice Institute 2004-present
- Academy of Trial Professionals 2004-2005
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
- Medicine & Law Committee 1996-present
- Products, General Liability & Consumer Law Committee 1993-present
- Automobile Law Committee 1993-present
- Litigation Section 1993-present
- Tort Law & Insurance Section 1993-present
ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA
- ATLA State Delegate, Illinois 2005-present
- Chairman Sub-Committee on Internet Marketing and Client Services
- Leader's Forum
- President's Club
- Eagle PAC member
- Interstate Trucking Litigation Group 1994-present
- Birth Trauma Litigation Group 2000-present
- Nursing Home Litigation Group 2000-present
- Birth Injuries Litigation Group 2000-present
- Attorney Information Exchange Group 2000-present
- Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section 1994-present
- Insurance Section 1994-present
- Railroad Law Section 1999-present
- Professional Negligence Section 1999-present
- Product Liability Section 1999-present
- Small Office Practice Section 1999-present
- Toxic, Environmental & Pharmaceutical Torts Section 1999-present
- Committee on Lawyer Marketing and Client Services 1999-present
ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
- Civil Practice & Procedure Section 1993-present
- Insurance Law Section 1993-present
- Tort Law Section 1993-present
- Elder Law Section 1996-present
ILLINOIS TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
- Illinois State Delegate, ATLA 2005-present
- Board of Managers 2002-present
- Board of Advocates 2000-2002
- Medical Negligence Committee 1996-present
- Legislative Committee 1995-present
- Insurance Law Committee 1996-1999
- Civil Practice & Rules Committee 1995-present
- Membership Committee 1996-present
- Product Liability Committee 1997-1999
- Continuing Legal Education Committee 1997-1998
- Publications Committee 1997-present
- Young Lawyers Committee 1999-2002
- Product Liability and Insurance Law Committee 1999-present
IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
- Litigation Section 1994-present
- Services to the Elderly Committee 1996-2000
- Law Panels Committee 1994-1998
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
- Board of Managers 1998-2000
- Bar Assn. Liaison to Young Lawyers Committee 1998-2000
WINNEBAGO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
- Professional Responsibility Committee 1996-1998
- Continuing Legal Education Committee 1996-1998
- Legal/Medical Committee 1996-1998
- Editorial Board 1996-1998
- Trial Section 1996-1998
CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION
- Class Litigation Committee 1998-2004
- Insurance Law Committee 1998-2004
- Tort Litigation Committee 1998-2004
POUND CIVIL JUSTICE INSTITUTE
- Board of Trustees 2004-present
EDUCATION
DePaul University - College of Law
Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctorate, Spring, 1989.
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts, Fall, 1985
Black Hawk College
Moline, Illinois
Fall, 1980 - Spring, 1982
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
- Current - "Leading Lawyers" in Personal Injury
Law, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member of the National Registry
of Who's Who, Who's Who in American Law, Best Attorneys Network, "Lead
Counsel", International Who's Who, Advocate - National College of Advocacy
, Pound Civil Justice Institute - Board of Trustees, Academy of Trial Professionals,
Certified Arbitrator, Illinois State Delegate to Association of Trial Lawyers
of America
- DePaul - Who's Who Among American Law Students, DePaul
Legal Clinic,Chairperson - Student Bar Association Barrister's Ball.
- N.I.U. - Golden Key National Honor Society, The National
Dean's List, Student Association Senator, Students Organized for Safety, Student
Tenant Union, Tower's Magazine, Who's Who Among American College Students.
- B.H.C. - Dean's List, Student Representative Assembly,
Sociology Teaching Assistant, Sports Editor of the college newspaper.
EXPERIENCE
- VANDERGINST LAW, P.C. (04 -present)
Managing Partner. Practice focused on medical malpractice, product liability
litigation, nursing home, mass tort litigation and all areas of personal injury
and wrongful death litigation.
- VANDERGINST, ROCHE & WESTENSEE, LTD. (7/01-/04)
Managing Partner. Practice focused on medical malpractice, product liability
litigation, nursing home, mass tort litigation and all areas of personal injury
and wrongful death litigation.
- BRAUD, WESTENSEE & VANDERGINST, LTD. (7/99 -7/01)
Managing Partner. Practice focused on medical malpractice, product liability
litigation, nursing home, mass tort litigation and all areas of personal injury
and wrongful death litigation.
- BRAUD/WESTENSEE, LTD. (1/95 - 6/99)
Partner. Practice focused on medical malpractice, products liability litigation,
nursing home, and all areas of personal injury and wrongful death litigation.
- BRAUD/WARNER, LTD. (1/92 - 12/94)
Senior Associate Attorney. Practice focused on medical malpractice, products
liability litigation, nursing home and all areas of personal injury and wrongful
death litigation.
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (1/93 - 5/96)
Adjunct Professor of Torts and Insurance Law.
- WYLIE, MULHERIN, REHFELDT & VARCHETTO, P.C. (2/91 - 1/92)
Associate Attorney. Trial and appellate practice focused on the fields of
insurance defense and subrogation, plaintiff's personal injury, worker's compensation
law, some exposure to general practice law.
- LAW OFFICES OF DENNIS VANDERGINST (1/90 - 2/91)
Solo practice focused on general civil and criminal litigation and appellate
work.
- LAW OFFICES OF ELLIOT SAMUELS (11/89 - 1/90)
Associate Attorney. Focused on general civil and criminal litigation and appellate
work.
- LAW OFFICES OF ELLIOT SAMUELS (Spring, 1987 - Fall, 1989)
Law Clerk. Responsibilities included extensive legal research and memoranda
writing in diverse areas of civil and criminal law.
- DEPAUL LEGAL CLINIC (1988 - 1989 school year)
Student Attorney. Responsibilities included client interviews, research, motion
and trial
practice in the areas of divorce, adoption and bankruptcy.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
- April 11, 1992 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Insurance Liens, Set-off & Subrogation
St. Louis, Missouri
- May 7, 1992 - Continental Casualty Company
Professional Lawyers Liability Program
Peoria, Illinois
- September 12, 1992 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Update & Review Seminar
Chicago, Illinois
- February 15, 1993 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Shotgun Seminar
Chicago, Illinois
- April 24, 1993 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Current Topics in Injury Victim Advocacy Seminar
St. Louis, Missouri
- August 20, 1993 - Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
Pleadings & Practice
Dubuque, Iowa
- October 11, 1993 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Point/Counterpoint
Chicago, Illinois
- February 18, 1994 - Illinois State Bar Association
Overview of New Developments in Civil Practice
& Procedure from Jurisdiction to Appeals,
Rock Island, Illinois
- March 1, 1994 - Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Winning Depositions: Discovery, Techniques & Practice,
Chicago, Illinois
- April 12, 1994 - Quad City Claims Association
Spring Seminar, Civil Practice Update
Davenport, Iowa
- May 7, 1994 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Evidence
Chicago, Illinois
- September 17, 1994 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Update & Review Seminar
Chicago, Illinois
- December 3, 1994 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Medical Malpractice
Chicago, Illinois
- January 14, 1995 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Product Liability Litigation
Chicago, Illinois
- February 18, 1995 - Illinois State Bar Association
Civil Practice Update
Rock Island, Illinois
- April 11, 1995 - Quad City Claims Association
Spring Seminar, Civil Practice Update
Davenport, Iowa
- May 6, 1995 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Life Before & After House Bill 20
Chicago, Illinois
- June 30, 1995 - Rock Island County Bar Association
Tort Reform
Rock Island, Illinois
- October 12-14, 1995 - American Law Institute-American Bar Association
Litigating Medical Malpractice Claims,
Charleston, South Carolina
- January 13, 1996 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Product Liability Litigation
Chicago, Illinois
- April 12, 1996 - Quad City Claims Association
Spring Seminar, Civil Practice Update
Davenport, Iowa
- April 13-14, 1996 - Gonstead Methodology Institute
Personal Injury
Parkview, Iowa
- April 20, 1996 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Trial Practice, Law Tactics and Techniques
St. Louis, Missouri
- June 7, 1996 - Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Successful Techniques in Winning Vehicle Accident Cases
Chicago, Illinois
- September 7, 1996 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
It's a Whole New World, Civil Practice Update & Review
Chicago, Illinois
- September 6, 1997 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Issues, Answers and Legal Trends
Chicago, Illinois
- September 22-24, 1997 - Medical Intelligence Corporation
Emergency Medicine and the Law
Las Vegas, Nevada
- December 5, 1997 - Scott County Bar Association
1997 Winter CLE Seminar, Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Davenport, Iowa
- January 3-7, 1998 - Boston University School of Medicine and
The Center for Human Genetics
14th Annual Conference on Obstetrics, Gynecology,
Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology and the Law
Maui, Hawaii
- March 16-17, 1998 - The National Law Journal and the New York Law
Journal
Fen-Phen, Medical Aspects & Potential Liability
New York, New York
- September 12, 1998 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
New Law - New Developments
Chicago, Illinois
- December 2, 1998 - Wisconsin State Bar Association
Resolving Ethical Issues in Everyday Practice `98
Madison, Wisconsin
- March 26, 1999 - Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Modern Medical Malpractice Litigation
Peoria, Illinois
- September 18, 1999 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
What's New in Tort & Trial, Civil Practice Update & Review
Chicago, Illinois
- December 1, 1999 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - National
College of Advocacy
Taking the Driver's Seat Against Allstate, State Farm, and Others When You've
Been "Dolfed" Via Telephone
- December 9, 1999 - The Law Firm Development Group, Inc.
Just Think About Your Future as a Lawyer
Chicago, Illinois
- December 11, 1999 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Medical Negligence Seminar
Chicago, Illinois
- February 5, 2000 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
General Tort Litigation - Including Medical Issues
Peoria, Illinois
- February 21, 2000 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Product Liability - Premises Liability
Chicago, Illinois
- February 25-26, 2000 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - National
College of Advocacy
Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases
Atlanta, Georgia
- July 29-August 2, 2000 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
2000 Summer Convention
Traumatic Brain Injuries Litigation Group
Ethical Considerations in Handling a Closed Head Injury Case from Interview
Through Trial
Construction Site Accident Litigation Group
Chicago, Illinois
- November 16-18, 2000 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
2000 Fall Board of Governors Meeting
Nursing Home Litigation Group
Washington, D.C.
- December 1, 2000 - Scott County Bar Association
Last Chance Seminar - Bar Relations and Ethics
Davenport, Iowa
- December 9-10, 2000 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - National
College of Advocacy
Weekend with the Stars - Trial Strategies, Techniques to Master, and Taking
Cases That Count
New York City, New York
- December 22, 2000 - TRT Inc., The Right Thing
Advertising and Solicitation Updates
Live Telephone Teleconference Seminar
- February 9-15, 2001 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - National
College of Advocacy
Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases
Atlanta, Georgia
- March 23-24, 2001 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America Winter
Convention
Nursing Home
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Railroad Law
New Orleans, Louisiana
- April 20-21, 2001 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - National
College
of Advocacy
Litigating Nursing Home Cases
Houston, Texas
- April 26-28, 2001 - M & L Legal Management
Legal Forum 2001
Miami, Florida
- July 13-18, 2001 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Summer Convention
Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises
Liability
Insurance Law
Products Liability
Montreal, Canada
- August 2-5, 2001 - American Bar Association
Annual Convention
Chicago, Illinois
- September 15, 2001 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
What’s New in Tort and Trial
Chicago, Illinois
- September 21-23, 2001 - American Bar Association/Legal Tech
Legal Technology Seminar
New York City, New York
- January 15-19, 2002 - M&L Legal Management
Law Firm Management Seminar
Key West, Florida
- January 25-27, 2002 - Network Affiliates
Mass Torts
Nassau, Bahamas
- February 9-13, 2002 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America Winter
Convention
Baycol
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Nursing Home
Miami, Florida
- February 12 - 15, 2002 - Trial Lawyers Marketing
Round Table
Asset Protection
Accutane Litigation
Miami, Florida
- March 13-14, 2002 - Mass Torts Made Perfect
New Orleans, Louisiana
- June 26-30, 2002 - M&L Legal Management
Client Services
Aspen, Colorado
- July 19-25, 2002 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Summer Convention
Products Liability
Traumatic Brain Injury
Nursing Home
Baycol Litigation
Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability
Railroad Law
Atlanta, Georgia
- July 24-26, 2002 - Trial Lawyers Marketing Roundtable
"Legal Services via the Internet"
Atlanta, Georgia
- August 7-11, 2002 - Network Affiliates
Servicing Mass Tort Clients
Nassau, Bahamas
- August 22, 2002 - Needles Case Management Systems
Case Management
Las Vegas, Nevada
- September 11-15, 2002 - Mass Torts Made Perfect
Nassau, Bahamas
- December 4-8, 2002 - Needles Case Management Systems
Mass Torts
Nassau, Bahamas
- March 26-30, 2003 - Law Office Comparison Group
Management and Legal Ethics
New Orleans, LA
- April 23-24, 2003 - Mass Torts
Made Perfect
Atlanta, Georgia
- April 30-May 4, 2003 - Masters Marketing Group
Cyberspace, the Final Frontier
Dallas, Texas
- June 19-20, 2003 - Mass Torts
Made Perfect
Securities, Drug, & Environmental Litigation
Chicago, IL
- June 25-29, 2003 - M&L Marketing and Management Seminar
Ethical Case File Management Systems
Santa Fe, New Mexico
- July 19-23, 2003 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Summer
Convention
Confronting Juror Bias
Computers and Law Office Technology
Nursing Home Litigation
Psychology of Persuasion
Toxic Mold Litigation
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Medical Negligence
Bad Faith Insurance Litigation
Pharmaceutical Torts
San Francisco, CA
- July 22-25, 2003 - Trial Lawyers Marketing Roundtable
Securities Fraud
San Francisco, CA
- August 7-10, 2003 - Network Affiliates
Serving Hispanic Clients
Vail, Colorado
- November 6-9, 2003 - Masters Marketing Group
Legal Services Via the Internet
Phoenix, Arizona
- February 12-18, 2004 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Winter
Convention
Nursing Home Fraud
Damages for Elderly Clients
Sick Building Syndrome
July Selection
Non-Catastrophic Injury Cases
Orlando, Florida
- February 17-19, 2004
Trial Lawyers Roundtable
Latest in Mass Torts
Orlando, Florida
- April 25-27, 2004 - Masters Marketing Group
Public Relations
Internet Legal Services
Washington, D.C.
- July 3-7, 2004 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Summer
Convention
Nursing Home Litigation
Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation
Ephedra Litigation
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Boston, Massachusetts
- July 6-8, 2004 - Trial Lawyers Marketing Roundtable
Product Liability Litigation
Pharmaceutical Litigation
Boston, Massachusetts
- January 9, 2005 - Attorney Website Boot Camp
San Diego, CA
- January 29 - February 2, 2005 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Winter Convention
Working with Experts, Low Impact/Biomechanical Engineer, Economic Damages,
Chronic Pain, Elder Plaintiffs, Non Economic Damages, Female Plaintiff, Insurers
Use of Computer Software, Cross Examination, Catastrophically Injured Infants,
Focus Groups, Voir Dire, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Causation
Palm Springs, CA
- July 23-27, 2005 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Summer
Convention
Bad Faith Insurance, Admiralty Law, Nursing Home Litigation, Complex Regional
Pain Syndrome, Qui Tam Litigation, School Litigation, Demonstrative Evidence,
Product Liability, Daubert/Experts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- November 11-15, 2005 - Masters Marketing Group
Mass Torts for the Masses
Las Vegas, Nevada
- April 1, 2006 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
President's Seminiar
Chicago, Illinois
- May 3-5, 2006 - Masters Marketing Group
Legal Ethics
New York, New York
- July 14-19, 2006 – Association of Trial Lawyers of America-Summer
Convention
Persuasion and Jury Selection, Opening and Direct and Cross-Examination, Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability,
Use of Technology at Mediation, Closing Arguments
Seattle, WA
SEMINARS AND CLASSES CONDUCTED
- Ongoing - Fox Television
Weekly Legal FAQs Program
- 1996-2000 - WQAD Television (Quad Cities ABC affiliate)
Mid-day Call-In Program
- January, 1993 - Black Hawk College, Moline, Illinois
to May, 1996 Adjunct Professor
Torts and Insurance Law
- March 8, 1994 - University of Iowa, Pre-Law Society
Topic: Discussion Panel for Iowa State
Bar Association, Law Panels Committee
- February 28, 1995 - University of Iowa, Pre-Law Society
Topic: Discussion Panel for Iowa State
Bar Association, Law Panels Committee
- April 19, 1995 - St. Ambrose University, Physical Therapy Program
Topic: Dealing with the Legal System
and Patient Confidences
- May 10, 1995 - Moline Orthopedic Associates
Topic: AIDS Confidentiality Issues and
Recent Tort Reform Legislation
- November 14, 1995 - St. Ambrose University, Occupational Therapy Program
Topic: How to Effectively Treat/Serve Patients and Still
Insulate the Practitioner from Liability Exposure
- April 4, 1996 - Association of Operating Room Nurses, Davenport
Topic: Medical Malpractice in the OR and Insurance for OR
and Recovery Room Nurses
- April 17, 1996 - St. Ambrose University, Physical Therapy Program
Topic: How to Effectively Treat/Serve Patients and Still
Insulate the Practitioner from Liability Exposure
- November 5, 1996 - United Township High School
Topic: Overview of Tort Law
- November 15, 1996 - St. Ambrose University, Occupational Therapy Program
Topic: Litigation, Insurance Claims and How to Avoid
Malpractice
- April 7, 1997 - St. Ambrose University, Physical Therapy Program
Topic: Practicing in Conjunction with the Legal System
- April 11, 1997 - United Township High School
Topic: Tort Law and the Legal System
- April 8, 1998 - St. Ambrose University, Physical Therapy Program
Topic: Risk Management and the Legal System
- May 5, 1998 - United Township High School
Topic: Tort Law and Contract Law
- November 12, 1998 - United Township High School
Topic: Tort Law and Contract Law
- March 3, 1999 - St. Ambrose University, Physical Therapy Program
Topic: Risk Management and the Legal System
- December 1, 2000 - Scott County Bar Association, Last Chance Seminar
Topic: Trial Preparation: The Expensive & Inexpensive Way
- July 16, 2001 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Summer Convention, Montreal, Canada
Topic: Internet Usage for Law Firms
- July 22, 2002 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Summer Convention, Atlanta, Georgia
Topic: Bates: Then and Now
- July 24-26, 2002 - Trial Lawyers Marketing Roundtable
Atlanta, Georgia
Topic: Legal Services via the Internet
- June 20, 2003 - Mass Torts Made Perfect
Chicago, Illinois
Topic: People Over Profits
- July 22-25, 2003 - Trial Lawyers Marketing Roundtable
San Francisco, California
Topic: Public Relations and Community Events
- April 11, 2004 - Quad Cities Chiropractic Consortium
Davenport, Iowa
Topic: How to Avoid Malpractice
- July 8, 2006- Quad Cities Chiropractic Consortium
Milan, IL
Topic: Disc Decompression
- July 15, 2006-Pound Civil Justice Institute
Seattle, WA
Topic: "The Whole Truth? Experts, Evidence, and the Blindfolding of the
Jury."
PUBLICATIONS
SERVICE CLUBS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
- Hard Headed Kids
- Legally Speaking
- Jaycees
- Safe Kids Campaign
- AARP Volunteer Legal Review Program
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