Melanie Weires brings more than 10 years of marketing experience to VanDerGinst Law. She has extensive marketing experience in highly regulated industries including banking and insurance. Previously, she has successfully marketed for local businesses through her own marketing company, as well as marketed for large national companies. As Chief Marketing Officer, she combines her education…
Read MoreDuane Thompson brings almost 40 years of experience practicing law and as a board member and officer with several local companies in a variety of industries, both union and non-union to VanDerGinst Law. As Chief Operating and Human Resources Officer, Mr. Thompson combines his experience of practicing law in Illinois (since 1980) and Iowa (since…
Read MoreCara Wangler began her career in law industry at the age of 23 as a Legal Assistant to the now Chief Judge of Rock Island County, Walter Braud. When Walter Braud retired, she became the Assistant Office Manager and took on the duties of managing daily receipts, paying client costs, reviewing statutes, handling basic IT…
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