
Michael R Burke
Super Lawyers®Sansweet, Dearden and Burke, Ltd.
Employment Contracts Lawyers in Wayne, PA in Wayne, PA
About Michael R Burke
Mike Burke is a shareholder of Sansweet, Dearden and Burke, Ltd., joining the Firm in 1994. He focuses his practice on representing physicians and physician groups, dentists and other health care providers in various transactional matters, including but not limited to analyzing, negotiating and drafting employment agreements and co-ownership documents such as shareholders agreements and operating agreements, representing groups of health care professionals, handling the sale and purchase of the practices of medical, dental and other health care professionals, examining Medicare fraud and abuse issues (Stark, Anti-Kickback), representing physicians in negotiating arrangements with hospitals and health systems, analyzing reimbursement issues, and analyzing and structuring joint venture arrangements. Mike is a summa cum laude graduate of both the University of Miami School of Law and Temple University. He graduated 2nd in his class at the University of Miami, was a member of the University of Miami Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Mike has been practicing law in the health care field since his graduation in l991, and is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He has authored numerous articles for both local and national publications and speaks on various topics related to health care law on a local and national basis. He has been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List for Health Care since 2025. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Michael R Burke included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers Honoree starting in 2025 Other Sources of Feedback About Michael R. Burke Included on the 2026Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1991
- J.D.
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif
Non Legal Education
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1988
- B.B.A. in Finance and Business Law
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: President's Scholar
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
- Vice-President
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer on Employment Contracts (including to the American Academy of Family Practice) and Regulatory Issues
Published Works
Articles
- “Evaluating Employment Agreements” – Family Practice Management
- “Understanding the Medicare Appeals Process” – Physiciansnews.com (2010)
- “Physician Employment Agreements” – Physiciansnews.com
- “What Does Contractual Boilerplate Mean to You?” – Physiciansnews.com
- “Limiting Restrictive Covenants” – Family Practice Management
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1991
- New Jersey, 1991
Other Affiliations
- American Health Law Association
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Health and Hospital Law Section
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Michael R Burke |
| Firm | Sansweet, Dearden and Burke, Ltd. |
| Address | 992 Old Eagle School Rd., #911, Wayne, PA 19087 |
| Phone | 610-870-3095 |
| Phone | 610-687-8402 |
| Website | www.sdbhealthlaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |