David B. Dowling

Super Lawyers®

Cunningham, Chernicoff & Warshawsky, P.C.

Personal Injury Litigation Lawyers in Harrisburg, PA in Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg, PA717-789-7675

Personal Injury LitigationCriminal Law

Education

Legal Education

Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1977
J.D.

Non Legal Education

Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1974
B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Special Counsel

Past Positions

Rhoads & Sinon LLP, Partner, 1981 to 2018
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Assistant District Attorney, 1977 to 1981

Classes and Seminars

Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Lecturer and Adjunct Professor, 1990-2009, The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University
Invited to join Americas Top 100 High Stakes Litigators

Representative Cases

Farley v. Miller, et al. - Adams County, 2010, Assault and Battery - Award - $1.5 million
Hynen v. Melissa Cummings, et al., - Dauphin County, 2008 Jury Verdict $2.22 million
Sands v Wagner, et al.- U.S.D. Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2003, Jury Verdict $1.25 million
Mick v. Young, et al. - Lebanon County, 1998, Jury Verdict $1 million
Bartell v Straub - Snyder County, 1988, Jury Verdict $1.5 million
$1.0 Million - 2022 - Wrongful Death, Pedestrian crossing intersection, 25-year-old, nighttime accident.
$1.0 Million - 2020 - Wrongful Termination, Salesman. Recovery following mediation
$1.1 Million - 2020 - Pedestrian struck while crossing street. Orthopedic and cognitive injuries,
$595,000 - 2019 - Motorcycle Accident, Fx. Leg - Surgery
$165,000 - 2019 - Landowner Liability - Fractured Shoulder by Volunteer Worker
$1.0 Million - 2016 - Landowner Liability, Wrongful Death Minor Child
$1.0 Million - 2016 - Workplace Injury, occurring on farm. Temporary worker fell from the bucket of a front end loader, sustaining head and orthopedic injuries. (Lebanon County).
$250,000 - 2015 - Auto Accident/Wrongful Death, 69 year old retired female (Cumberland County)
$250,000 - 2015 - Medical Malpractice, failure to diagnose shoulder fracture following auto accident
$350,000 - 2015 - Auto Accident/Wrongful Death, 64 year old male (Westmoreland County)
$620,000 - 2015 - Fractured pelvis, undiagnosed, fractured arm, Auto/Med Mal total recovery
$530,000 - 2015 - Wrongful Death, 62 year old male, Auto, Drunk Driver liability UIM recovery
$900,000- 2015 - Emergency Room Negligence/Wrongful Death, 75 year old retired male
$350,000 - 2014 - Med Mal, Failure to timely diagnose meningitis, minor
$340,000 - 2014 - Auto Accident/Liquor Liability-fractured leg (Dauphin County)
$375,000 - 2013 - Pedestrian knock down, fractured pelvis (Dauphin County)
$300,000 - 2013 - Workplace injury, fall from tanker truck, shoulder injury and surgery
$340,000 - 2013 - Workplace injury, truck pulled from loading dock injuring forklift operator, fractured ankle
$1.5 Million - 2013 - Electrocution-workplace injury, loss of both arms - Maryland Law applied to case
$325,000 - 2013 - Auto accident, fractured ankle, 22 year old female
$125,000 - 2012 - Premises Liability, Northumberland County, 2012, Fall in hospital by elderly male Plaintiff - fractured elbow
$250,000 - 2012 - Auto Accident, Dauphin County, 2012, A 73-year-old woman was a passenger in a motor vehicle, who sustained multiple injuries, including grade 4 liver laceration, right rib fractures, respiratory failure, liver abscess and renal failure - Case settled for the policy limits
$800,000 - 2011 - Elevator Malfunction - Fractured Legs, two plaintiffs
$242,000 - 2011 - Slip and Fall, Icy Stairway, Back Injury to Truck Driver
$2 Million - 2011 - Wrongful Death. Punitive Damages, 77-year-old woman, Defendant convicted of First Degree Murder...Settled after jury selection and during mediation
$975,000 - 2009- Wrongful Death Claim (2-year-old child)
$990,000 - 2008 - Auto/Truck Accident, Loss of Eye (Plaintiff - Age 55, Retired)
$725,000 - 2007 - Wrongful Death/Product Liability Action
$320,000 - 2007 - 34 Year Old Single Man, Partial Hearing Loss
$675,000 - 2007 - Auto Accident/Dram Shop, Wrongful Death Claim (79-year-old-retired male)
$715,000 - 2007 - Auto/Truck Accident, Wrongful Death Claim (36-year-old male)
$400,000 - 2006 - Construction Site Accident, Back and Shoulder Injuries
$1.2 Million - 2005 - Medical Malpractice, Birth Related Injuries
$1.0 Million - 2005 - Auto Accident, Wrongful Death Claim
$1.0 Million - 1985 - Medical Malpractice. Blindness following surgery. 70-year-old-woman.
$5.5 Million Structured Settlement - 1983 - Medical Malpractice. Wrongful Death

Pro Bono Activities

Member and Chairman, Lower Paxton Zoning Hearing Board, 1991 to Present
Keystone Area Counsel – BSA – District Director, 10 years

Published Works

Articles

Why The Supreme Court Was Wrong In The Westboro Baptist Church Protest Case, March, 2011
Pennsylvania Superior Court Grants New Trial in DeRita v. Project Adventure and Schaefer Marine
Medical Malpractice Crisis?...Not supported by the facts
Bars and Restaurants Must Act Responsibly To Help Avert Tragedies
Summary Judgment Granted in Two Separate Commercial Cases
Careful Preparations Helps in Depositions, The Central Penn Business Journal
Using a Neuropsychologist to Prove Damages in Cases Involving Mild Head Trauma, The Barrister
The Arrow Finally Points to Justice, The Barrister, 1992
Error of Judgment, An Obsolete Jury Instruction, PaTLA News
Avoiding and Responding to Connor Preliminary Objections, Pennsylvania Law Weekly
Doctor, Would you Please Answer the Question?, Pennsylvania Law Weekly
Preparing an Expert, Pennsylvania Law Weekly

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Other Affiliations

Dauphin County Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Member
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Member

Attorney Details

Full Name	David B. Dowling
Firm	Cunningham, Chernicoff & Warshawsky, P.C.
Address	2320 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone	717-789-7675
Phone	717-238-4809
Website	www.cclawpc.com
Website	www.cclawpc.com/blog
New Clients	✓ Currently accepting