David R. Dearden - a Wayne, PA Healthcare Business Litigation Lawyer

Wayne Healthcare Business Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 02/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Healthcare Business Litigation
Professional Licensure Defense
Hospital Staff Privilege Defense

Attorney Information

Overview

David R. Dearden is a shareholder of Sansweet, Dearden and Burke, Ltd. Dave represents health care practices and professionals in a wide variety of litigation and arbitration matters.

Dave handles all types of business cases, including breach of contract, shareholder disputes, and business torts. He represents clients in jury trials, non-jury trials, and arbitration. He also negotiates settlements and releases.

Dave has extensive experience defending professional licenses. He has represented over 100 health care professionals in investigations and hearings, including proceedings before the State Board of Medicine, the Nursing Board, the Psychology Board, the Dental Board, and the Massage Therapy Board.

Dave also represents physicians and other providers in medical staff investigations and hearings.

Deeply committed to pro bono work, Dave routinely volunteers to handle Tangled Title litigation cases referred to him by the Volunteer Indigent Program of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Dave has been honored to be selected as a Super Lawyer annually since 2009 and has been active in the Scouting America Program for over 30 years and is a Scout Leader with Oreland Troop 1.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

David R. Dearden included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Super Lawyers Honoree since 2009

Other Sources of Feedback About David R. Dearden

Included on the 2026 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2009 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1981
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Muhlenberg College, 1977
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Shareholder
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Vice-President
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Pro Bono Activities

Involved with Tangled Title cases as a volunteer with Philadelphia Bar Association since 1985
Church counsel for the Unitarian Society of Germantown since 2009
Scout Leader with Troop Oreland 1 since 2004

Representative Cases

Ghaderi v. State Bd. of Osteopathic Medicine, 302 A.3d 240 (2023)
Care v. Kakarla V. Chalam, M.D., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115643 (2022)
LaRusso v. Burke Dermatology, 2019 De. Super. LEXIS 722 (2019)
Rubin v. Fox, 60 A.3d 179 (2012)
Gleeson v. State Bd. of Med., 900 A2d 430 (2006)
ASCO Healthcare, Inc.. v. County of Chester, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17651 (2000)
Philadelphia Ear, Throat & Nose v. Roth, 44 Pa. D. & C. 4th 427 (2000)

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1981

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Contact

Wayne, PA

992 Old Eagle School Rd.
#911
Wayne, PA 19087

Directions

Phone: 610-936-6889

Fax: 610-687-8402

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.sdbhealthlaw.com/

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