David R. Dearden

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 2026Pennsylvania 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

• Shareholder
• Vice-President

• 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)

• 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

• Pennsylvania, 1981