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Bellmore Attorney Steals One Client's Settlement & Another's Down Payment

On January 30, 2018, an attorney from Bellmore, N.Y., Nancy Enoksen, age 49, was convicted by a jury of stealing $187,000 in personal injury funds awarded to her client. After a 7 day trial, it took the jury 90 minutes to convict the thief. Between August 2013 and April 2014 Enoksen withdrew funds from her escrow account without her client's knowledge to pay for her vacation, luxury car leases and shopping trips to clothing stores. She will be sentenced on this Class C felony conviction next month.

This is the very same Nancy Enoksen who allegedly stole another client's down payment escrowed in advance of the sale of a home. In January 2015, a client retained Enoksen to represent them in the sale of their Queens County home. The buyer's provided Enoksen with a cashier's check for $40,000. When the time came for the closing Enoksen failed to transfer the down payment to her client's new attorney. According to LIBN.com in August 2014, bank records revealed that Enoksen transferred the money from her attorney escrow account to her operating account. She was charged with 3rd degree Larceny. It wasn't until April 21, 2015, that the Appellate Division issued an Order immediately suspending Enoksen from the practice of law to prevent her from ripping off other client's. Now that she has been convicted of a felony, Enoksen will automatically be disbarred.

Ronald C. Burke, Esq

Trial Attorney with 30+ Years of Experience Attorney Ronald C. Burke, Esq. has more than 30 years of experience and has focused his career on representing clients in cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice and legal malpractice. He is a seasoned trial lawyer and has won many seven-figure settlements and verdicts for his clients over the years, including many case victories listed among the largest in the history of the New York State. He has been featured in the news and is a regular lecturer for the New York County Lawyers Association, as well as having lectured before the New York State Bar Association. Ron is also an attorney with Kelner & Kelner, a New York personal injury law firm. Awards and Accolades Mr. Burke's awards and accolades are many. Among them, he has been included in New York Super Lawyers® each year since 2010, and he has received the highest-possible AV® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. Verdict Search, a part of the New York Law Journal, frequently recognizes his notable successes after winning some of the highest settlements and verdicts in past years. He was also featured in their list of the "Top New York Verdicts " and "Top New York Settlements." He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as before the United States Supreme Court. When Attorney Burke is not handling legal malpractice cases, he is highly involved in the local community. He was a member of the Village of Rockville Centre Volunteer Fire Department, has served on the local school board and as Chairman of the local Zoning Board. Learn more about Attorney Burke and how he can skillfully handle your malpractice case by contacting the Law Offices of Ronald C. Burke, Esq. right away to schedule your complimentary case evaluation. Our firm is here to help! Contact a New York Legal Malpractice Attorney Our firm provides each client's case with thorough preparation and aggressive representation, ensuring that you win the best possible results for your case whether it is settled or goes to trial. As a seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Burke can provide the strong and relentless representation you need to establish negligence in a legal malpractice case and to recover any damages you may have suffered. Our firm can recover compensation for pre-trial and trial malpractice, violations of fee arrangements, loss of income, pain and suffering, and much more. Contact us today!

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