Ronald C. Burke

About Ronald C. Burke

Ron Burke represents victims of accidents and malpractice. He has achieved some of the highest multi-million dollar recoveries in NYS as recognized by the New York Law Journal. In April 2025 he obtained a verdict for a client who suffered a massive infection in his shoulder after a cortisone injection 3 days earlier.In October 2024. Ron Burke won a verdict for the family of a 49 year old home improvement contractor who was electrocuted in the attic of a residential home due to a dangerous condition.In June 2023, he won a 95% liability verdict against the driver of an SUV who struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk fracturing his skull and causing brain injuries. Following opening statements in the damages phase of the trial in Kings County he secured a settlement.In 2022 Ron secured two verdicts: one involved a labor law construction accident resulting in a pilon fracture tried in Nassau County; and, the second $5M verdict involved a brain infection in a medical-dental malpractice case tried in Kings County. In 2022, he also obtained a settlement of $2.5M for a child struck by a bus.In 2017 Ron Burke won an anesthesia malpractice verdict in New York in the amount of $5.7 million. Ron has been recognized by New York Super Lawyers every year since 2010 -a distinction given to only 5% of attorneys in New York State based on a peer review process. Some of Ron Burke\'s other verdicts and settlements include- Verdict of against New York Presbyterian Hospital for medical malpractice arising out of the wrongful death of a recovering stroke victim- Verdict of for a steel welder who fell off an unsecured ladder onto his dominant right hand resulting in wrist and spinal surgeries- Verdict of against a neurosurgeon who negligently performed cervical fusion surgery that failed in weeks leaving the patient partially paralyzed- Settlement of after 30 days of trial, on behalf of a former New York City Corrections Officer who shot herself in the head in a failed suicide attempt and survived only with spastic quadriplegia-paralyzed from the neck down- Verdict of against a physician for failing to refer a 45 year old patient with elevated PSA scores to a urologist for a biopsy of the prostate leading to a delay in diagnosis and poorer outcome- Verdict for for a steel welder who fell off an unsecured ladder onto his dominant right hand resulting in wrist and spinal surgeries. See other case results at Ronaldcburke.com

Experience

1. Trial Attorney

   Kelner & Kelner

   Jul 2004 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• SUNY Albany

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1974 — 1978

Skills

• Trials
• Criminal Law
• Mediation
• Wrongful Death
• Commercial Litigation
• Arbitration
• Employment Law
• Litigation
• Depositions
• Civil Rights
• Construction Law
• Torts
• Dispute Resolution
• Product Liability
• Class Actions
• Civil Litigation
• Toxic Tort
• Automobile Accidents
• Insurance Law
• Professional Liability
• Courts
• Medical Malpractice
• Liability
• Appeals
• Personal Injury
• Jury Trials
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Professional Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice
• Legal Research
• Public Liability