Esther joined Van Winkle in 2002. Her practice focuses on civil litigation and transactional support with a concentration on land use law. She spent her first four years after law school as an attorney for the North Carolina General Assembly, serving a number of committees as committee counsel. Among those were the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary and Utilities Committees. She also served on a number of special legislative committees including Utility Deregulation and Legislative Redistricting.

Practice Highlights

• As a member of the Land Use practice group, Esther assists developers with issues including zoning, site plan approvals, variances, and conditional use permits and more.
• Esther represents developers in legal disputes stemming from encroachments, easements, boundary lines, erosion, and title matters.
• She provides legal support for homeowners’/property owners’ association boards with regard to enforcement of restrictions, collection of delinquent assessments, redrafting of covenants and by-laws.

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Professional Affiliations

• 28th Judicial District Bar
• Nominating Committee
• North Carolina Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Division