David L. Sanders
Top rated Professional Liability attorney in Chicago, Illinois
The Patterson Law Firm, LLC
Practice areas: Professional Liability, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 2014
Education: Northwestern University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010, 2018 - 2019 The Patterson Law Firm, LLC
200 West MonroeSuite 2025
Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-223-1699 Email: David L. Sanders Visit website
David L. Sanders is an attorney with the Patterson Law Firm. Mr. Sanders attended the University of Washington as an undergraduate, graduating cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In college, Mr. Sanders participated in many groups including Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, where he served as the Vice-President.
Upon graduation from the University of Washington, Mr. Sanders attended Northwestern University School of Law. In law school Mr. Sanders served as the Articles Editor for the Journal of International Human Rights.
Mr. Sanders’ current practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and professional malpractice prosecution and defense. He is a member of the Washington State Bar and the Illinois Bar and is licensed to practice in Washington State, Illinois, as well as the United States District Courts of Western and Eastern Washington, Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit. He is currently a member of the Illinois Bar Association Attorney
Registration & Disciplinary Commission and the Illinois Bar Association Committee on Professional Conduct. He has served in the former since 2021-2022 and the latter since 2025-2026.
Practice areas
Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Professional Liability: DefenseFirst Admitted: 2007, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://www.pattersonlawfirm.com/who-we-are/our-attorneys/da...
Bar / Professional Activity
- ISBA Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, 2026
- Illinois State Bar Association Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, 2026
- Washington State Bar Association Member, 2026
- DuPage County Bar Association, 2026
- Decalogue Society of Lawyers Member, 2026
- Illinois State Bar Association Member, 2026
- Lake County Bar Association Member, 2026
Educational Background
- University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997-2001
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Article focused on pursuing objective of providing information about service delivery models while at the same time identifying common impediments to providing effective legal aid to those charged with crime. , Co-Author, Access to Justice: Challenges, Models, and the Participation of Non-Lawyers in Justice Delivery [Co-Author], Access to Justice in Africa and Beyond: Making the Rule of Law a Reality, Penal Reform International and the Bluhm Legal Clinic, 2007
Honors
- Super Lawyer, 2024-2026, Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars List 2010, 2018-2019, Super Lawyers
- Leading Lawyer, 2021-2026, Leading Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer 2018-2020, Leading Lawyers
Office location for David L. Sanders
200 West Monroe
Suite 2025
Chicago, IL 60606
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2010, 2018 - 2019