Dalton & Associates PA

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Mr. Dalton has been in private practice since 1987. In 2000, he founded Dalton & Associates, P.A. specializing in the areas of Personal Injury, Plaintiff Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Clergy Sex Abuse, Mass Tort and General Litigation. In 2004, Mr. Dalton became a fellow the American College of Trail Lawyers. Since 2009, he has served as ACTL’s Regent for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. He has been named to Best Lawyers in Delaware for 20 straight years and was named Best Lawyer in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury (Delaware) from 2009-2012.

Mr. Dalton graduated from St. Joseph’s College (now St. Joseph’s University) in Philadelphia, PA with a BA in political science. He then graduated from the University of Tulsa Law School in 1977. Returning to the East Coast, he moved to Delaware and served as Deputy Attorney General in Wilmington, DE from 1977 to 1981. In his time as Deputy AG, he spent time in Juvenile/Family Court, the Trial Division and the Rape Unit. After leaving the DOJ for private practice in 1981 as an Associate at Brandt & Benson, P.A., he returned to the DOJ as Chief Deputy Attorney General in 1983. He left in 1987 to co-found Brandt & Dalton. Brandt & Dalton later became Dalton & Associates, P.A. in 2000 and subsequently moved into the Cool Spring Meeting House at 10th and Harrison Streets in Wilmington.
Dalton & Associates PA

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English

  • University of Tulsa, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Saint Joseph's University, BA, graduated 1974

  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar

  • Widener Law School - Adjunct Faculty
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - President

  • Department of Justice (DOJ) - Deputy Attorney General
  • English
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • Widener Law School - Adjunct Faculty
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - President
  • University of Tulsa, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Saint Joseph's University, BA, graduated 1974
  • Department of Justice (DOJ) - Deputy Attorney General

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2009 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Wilmington, DE (2025)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Wilmington, DE (2015)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Wilmington, DE (2014)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Wilmington, DE (2012)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, Wilmington, DE (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
Awards:
  • Philadelphia Magazine Top 10 Lawyers in Delaware
  • Lawyer of the year Wilmington Personal Injury
  • Delaware Today Magazine- Best Malpractice Lawyer

Case History

Cases
  • Does vs. Diocese of Wilmington
$120 million settlement for victims of clergy sex abuse within the Diocese of Wilmington.
  • Jane Doe 30 vs. Earl Bradley, M.D. et al
$125 million settlement in a class action suit against Dr. Earl Bradley for allegations of sexual abuse against his patients.
  • Richard Angiullo v. Ira Lobis, M.D., et al.
$20 million jury verdict of a medical malpractice case.
  • Kenneth Ellenberger v. Van Vorst
$10 million jury verdict in a motor vehicle accident case.
  • Leandro Tlapechco v. Handler Corporation, et al.
$5.3 million jury verdict in a personal injury case.

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