Biography
Esther is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who represents businesses in high-stakes commercial disputes in state and federal court as well as arbitration.
She has handled lawsuits involving complex business disputes and torts, legal cannabis businesses, financial services companies, contract breaches, bad faith and extra-contractual claims, shareholder derivative and construction defect actions. Esther represents clients through all stages of litigation and on appeal.
Her recent successes include obtaining an award of more than $100 million in a high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation for a legal cannabis business, securing a $1.4 million award for a construction contractor after a two-week arbitration proceeding and achieving a verdict in favor of a construction contractor on all counts following a two-week jury trial in Denver County District Court.
Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining Fox, Esther worked as an associate in two Denver-area law firms and as managing attorney at a firm in Omaha. During law school, Esther was a law clerk in the U.S. Public Defender's office for the District of Nebraska. She was also a law clerk for Judge James P. McCarthy of the Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago.
Beyond Fox Rothschild
Esther is a mentor with Denver Law Ascent with University of Denver Sturm College of Law, a program designed to welcome and support University of Denver Sturm College of Law students from communities historically underrepresented in the legal profession such as students of color, LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, and first-generation college students.
She is also program faculty and a panelist with the Colorado Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Webinar – WebEx for Attorneys and was a presenter for "Ethics for Business Attorneys, EDI and Business Law."
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Education
- Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2011)
- University of Southern California (B.A., 2006)
Memberships
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado
- International Association of Korean Lawyers
- Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Colorado Diverse Attorney Community Circle
Volunteer and Community
- National Sports Center for the Disabled, volunteer
- University of Southern California Alumni Network
Honors & Awards
- Selected to the "Ones to Watch" list for Commercial Litigation in Denver, CO by Best Lawyers (2021-2025)
- Selected as a Pathfinder for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2022)
- Featured as a "Leading Female Attorney" in the cannabis industry publication Mg Magazine
- Selected into the two-year Colorado General Counsel Mentor Program (2023-2024)
