Esther Kim
On the New York attorney register since 2019 · office in Philadelphia, PA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5695796
- Admitted
- 2019 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Nov 2027
Esther Kim is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2019 in the First Department, with an office in Philadelphia, PA; next registration due Nov 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Esther Kim has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Nov 2027.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
293 other attorneys list Reed Smith LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 208 of them were admitted before 2019. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2019, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly A. Bozzo | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Terrence Martin Fairfield | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Amanda Rose Fick-Cambria | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Taylre Claudette Octavia Janak | 2019 | Currently registered |
| Cortez Dupree Johnson | 2019 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Esther Kim studied at New York University School of Law. 5,283 of its 23,248 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Esther Kim was.
- Same law school
- 23,248living graduates; 86.5% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Philadelphia, PA
- 1,878living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,878 living registrants with an office in Philadelphia, PA, 1,499 were admitted before 2019 and 317 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Reed Smith LLP294 on the register, 208 of the others admitted before 2019.
- New York University School of Law graduates on the register23,248 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Philadelphia, PA1,878 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20198,536 people admitted in 2019 are on the register, 2,652 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Esther Kim’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Esther Kim in 2019. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).