Nicholas Brock Enger
Brock Enger Law
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Plaintiffs' attorney deeply committed to protecting and enforcing individual rights. Please feel welcome to reach out for a free consultation.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California, 2025
Wisconsin, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2022
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Medical Malpractice
Landlord Tenant
Civil Rights
Wrongful Death
Personal Injury
Consumer Law
Litigation
Contact
Email: brock.enger@fo4.us
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Real Estate Law
- Condominiums, Homeowners Association
- Consumer Law
- Class Action
Additional Practice Area
- Litigation
Video Conferencing
- FaceTime
- Google Meet
- Skype
- Zoom
- GoToMeeting
- Microsoft Teams
- Signal
Fees
- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
Contingency fees are appropriate for some cases.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
- State Bar of California
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- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Court System
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Brock Enger Law
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- Member
- N. Brock Enger Legal Research, LLC
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- Research & Writing Associate
- SW&L Attorneys
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- Research Assistantship
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
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Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School
- Honors: Cum laude; Dean’s Academic Achievement Award; Best Performance in Course: Civil Procedure II; Samson Fellow
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Awards
- 146 MPRE
- National Conference of Bar Examiners
- The MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination) tests the application of ethical laws governing lawyers and is required for admission to the bars of all but two U.S. jurisdictions. A score of 146 on the August 2025 MPRE exam ranks in the 99.7th percentile, placing the test-taker among a top cohort of approximately 75 individuals out of 20,109 examinees nationwide.
- Citizen Recognition Life Saving Award
- Governmental Entity
Professional Associations
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
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- Danish American Center
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- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Lest We Forget: Covid-19, the Defense Production Act, and Executive Order 13,917
- Columbia Journal of Race & Law
Speaking Engagements
- Executive Power and its Intersection with Racial Justice, Columbia Law School
- Columbia Journal of Race and Law
Legal Answers
15 Questions Answered
- Q. Should I disclose my CPTSD diagnosis to HR to seek support?
- A: As a practical matter, it’s generally not a good idea to disclose a medical or mental-health condition to an employer unless you are specifically seeking a reasonable accommodation—and even then, the less medical detail you provide, generally, the better. A CPTSD diagnosis unfortunately carries stigma. I’ve seen too many situations where the discrimination and retaliation begin after a disclosure, and it’s very difficult to prove in employment cases. The McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework is unforgiving, and people often assume they have more legal protection than they actually do.
Also remember: HR works for the company, not for you. In many ways, you can think of them like ... Read More
- Q. Can I negotiate severance with threat of lawsuit after disability disclosure?
- A: It is certainly possible that you are being treated disparately because you disclosed a disability, especially if the negative feedback only began after that disclosure. If you have prior performance reviews reflecting satisfactory work, and the shift to “low performance” allegations occurred only after your manager learned that you had the medical condition, that timing—temporal proximity—can support an inference that the disclosure was the reason for the adverse action.
Under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the elements of a prima facie case of disability discrimination are set out in Sandell v. Taylor-Listug, Inc. (2010) 188 Cal.App.4th 297, 310, which provides ... Read More
- Q. Can a program legally open my mail without permission?
- A: No, the program cannot open your mail without your explicit consent, as a matter of both federal and state law.
18 U.S.C. § 1702 provides that "Whoever takes any letter, postal card, or package out of . . . any authorized depository for mail matter . . . before it has been delivered to the person to whom it was directed . . . with design to obstruct the correspondence, or to pry into the business or secrets of another, or opens . . . the same . . . shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both." Additionally, the California Constitution, Article 1, Section 1, confers on every citizen a fundamental right to privacy, providing that: “All people ... Read More
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