Lawyer profile
Esther Ortega
Principal Lawyer at Sterling & Wyatt LLP
New York, United StatesEnglish, Urdu
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About Esther
Esther Ortega — employment lawyer in New York.
Practice Areas
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Location
- New York, United States
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- Last verified
- 20 May 2025
Rankings
Score ledger
Employment in New York · ranking v1.0.0Each row shows the component score (0–100), its weight and the points it adds. Open a row to see the records it is based on.
Credentials60 × 20%
1 verified active licence(s).
- New York licence — verified
Relevant experience76 × 15%
22 years overall; area-specific years unknown, so 50% is counted.
- Relevant years counted: 11
Specialization100 × 15%
Primary practice area; practises in 2 area(s) in total.
- Practice areas: 2
Verified reputation54 × 15%
5 review(s) from 2 source(s), 0.874 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.16/5.
- Source #3: 0.607 effective reviews
- Source #4: 0.267 effective reviews
Professional recognition0 × 10%
No professional recognition on record.
Relevant track record0 × 10%
No publicly sourced matters on record.
Client experience40 × 5%
Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.
- Verified reviews: 3
Profile & data quality70 × 5%
7 of 10 profile fields complete.
- Missing: Biography (150+ characters)
- Missing: Photo
- Missing: Website
Data freshness67 × 5%
Last verified 483 days ago.
- Verified: 2025-05-20
Ranking history
Position in employment rankings in New York, most recent first.
| Calculated | Position | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | #20 of 47 | 55.4 |
Licences and qualifications
| Jurisdiction | Issuing body | Number | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | New York State Unified Court System | — | 2004 | activeVerified 20 May 2025 |
- J.D., Pacific Coast University Law School (2003)
Reviews
4.2
5 reviews
Verified client reviews
4.2 from 3 reviews, 3 verified
Open review platform
4.3 from 2 reviews, 0 verified
- Helena T.19 May 2025Unverified
Good result, although the process took longer than expected.
- Chloe B.20 Mar 2024Verified client
Good result, although the process took longer than expected.
- Amara B.2 Aug 2023Unverified
Explained my options without pressure and in plain language.
- Ethan R.28 Sept 2021Verified client
Good result, although the process took longer than expected.
- Sofia M.20 May 2021Verified client
Well prepared for the hearing and kept me informed throughout.
Offices
Data sources
Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 3 Mar 2026.
- Licensing registry importLicensing registry1 record
- Verified client reviewsReview source3 records
- Open review platformReview source2 records