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Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham

A full-service Quad Cities law firm founded in 1960, known for personal injury, workers' compensation, and medical malpractice representation.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham is a full-service law firm based in the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa, United States. It was originally established in 1960 by Stewart Winstein (1914–2010) and Harrison H. Kavensky, making it one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities. The firm has represented clients throughout Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Whiteside, and Knox counties in Illinois and Scott County in Iowa for more than 60 years. The firm describes itself as a full-service practice whose attorneys focus on specific areas of law. Its practice areas include personal injury, workers' compensation, wrongful death, product liability, dram shop claims, family law, criminal law, real estate, traffic matters, Social Security disability claims, estate planning/wills/probate, and labor and employment law. Within personal injury, the firm handles medical malpractice, dog bites, nursing home abuse and neglect, rideshare/Uber accidents, car accidents, driving under the influence, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, rollover accidents, slip and fall, soft tissue injuries, and truck accidents. Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham positions itself as a premier plaintiff's attorney firm in the area for personal injury and civil trial law, describing its clients as working people and their families. The firm states that its cases have resulted in large cash awards, reporting recoveries of more than $200,000,000 in personal injury and medical malpractice and more than $100,000,000 in workers' compensation. It emphasizes accessibility, offering free initial consultations, home and hospital visits, evening and weekend appointments, and accepting major credit cards. The firm's attorneys are licensed to practice in the state courts of Illinois and Iowa and in United States federal courts. Its team includes six attorneys with a combined 120 years of experience, according to the firm's website. John A. Singer serves as Managing Partner, with Robert Rosenstiel as Partner, John Malvik as Senior Attorney, and Christine Keys as Attorney. The firm is a Hyatt Legal Services representative client, according to its website. As a private law firm, Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham does not have publicly traded ownership. It remains active and continues to serve clients in the Quad Cities region and beyond.

History

Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham was originally established in 1960 by Stewart Winstein (1914–2010) and Harrison H. Kavensky. From its founding, the firm built a practice serving the Quad Cities region, an area spanning the Mississippi River across Illinois and Iowa. Over more than six decades, it grew into one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities. The firm's practice expanded to cover clients throughout Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Whiteside, and Knox counties in Illinois and Scott County in Iowa. It developed a full-service model in which individual attorneys concentrate on particular areas of law, including personal injury, workers' compensation, wrongful death, product liability, dram shop claims, family law, criminal law, real estate, traffic matters, Social Security disability claims, estate planning/wills/probate, and labor and employment law. A central part of the firm's identity is its plaintiff-side personal injury and civil trial practice. The firm describes itself as the premier plaintiff's attorneys in the area for personal injury and civil trial law, representing working people and their families. It reports that many of its cases have resulted in large cash awards, citing recoveries of more than $200,000,000 in personal injury and medical malpractice and more than $100,000,000 in workers' compensation. The firm's attorneys are licensed to practice in the state courts of Illinois, Iowa, and the United States federal courts. Its team has included six attorneys with a combined 120 years of experience, according to the firm's website. John A. Singer serves as Managing Partner, with Robert Rosenstiel as Partner, John Malvik as Senior Attorney, and Christine Keys as Attorney. The firm is a Hyatt Legal Services representative client. Winstein, Kavensky & Cunningham emphasizes client accessibility, offering free initial consultations, home and hospital visits, evening and weekend appointments, and accepting Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. It remains an active private law firm serving the Quad Cities region and beyond.

  • 2010

    Co-founder Stewart Winstein passes away (1914–2010).

  • 1960

    Firm established by Stewart Winstein and Harrison H. Kavensky.

Products and positioning

Premier plaintiff's attorneys in the Quad Cities area for personal injury and civil trial law, serving working people and their families.

  • Personal Injury

  • Workers' Compensation

  • Wrongful Death

  • Product Liability

  • Dram Shop Claims

  • Family Law

  • Criminal Law

  • Real Estate

  • Traffic Matters

  • Social Security Disability Claims

  • Estate Planning / Wills / Probate

  • Labor and Employment Law

  • Medical Malpractice

  • Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

  • Rideshare/Uber Accidents

  • Car Accident

  • Driving Under the Influence

  • Motorcycle Accident

  • Bicycle Accident

  • Rollover Accidents

  • Slip and Fall

  • Soft Tissue Injuries

  • Truck Accident

  • Dog Bites

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