Dennis VanDerGinst

VanDerGinst, Roche & Westensee was formed nearly 30 years ago by founding partner, the Honorable Walter D. Braud. Mr. Braud left the firm when he was appointed to the bench for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois. But the compassion and dignity that he brought to the practice of law remain an integral part of the firm's mission. The firm is comprised of well-regarded and award-winning attorneys. The staff is battle tested, tried and true, with literally hundreds of years of experience amongst them. While one attorney, and that attorney's staff, is assigned primary responsibility for your case, you have access to all of our attorneys and staff. As they say, two heads are better than one! We concentrate in all areas of injury law, including accident cases, wrongful death cases, medical malpractice cases, nursing home cases, faulty product cases and workers compensation cases. We have become very active on the national scene with respect to handling mass tort cases. Mass torts are situations where a number of people have been injured by the actions or inactions of one or a small group of defendants. For instance, asbestos and "Firestone Tires" are examples of mass torts. By clicking on "What We Do" you can learn much more about the types of cases we handle. If we don't handle the type of case that you have, we will try to direct you to someone who does. Currently, we have offices in Chicago, the suburbs and downstate Illinois. We handle cases from across the country, associating with local counsel when necessary to get the best result for our clients. We handle cases of almost any size, from small claims to complex, catastrophic injury cases. We are also proud to say that annually we spend thousands of dollars on continuing education so that our attorneys and staff are well acquainted with the latest applications of the law.