Estee Rose represents businesses and insurance carriers in all aspects of civil litigation. Her practice focuses on the defense of general liability claims, including auto and trucking liability, premises liability, and personal injury. Additionally, Estee is well-versed in handling construction litigation, commercial litigation, collections, and breach of contract disputes.
Before joining Wilson Elser, Estee worked at a boutique Lexington, Kentucky, firm, where she handled litigation in a diverse range of practice areas, including criminal defense, family law, personal injury, and construction matters. Previously, she practiced at a civil litigation firm focused on insurance defense, gaining significant experience in medical malpractice defense, as well as commercial and business litigation. After law school, Estee honed her legal research and writing skills as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Kimberly N. Bunnell of the Fayette County Circuit Court in Lexington, Kentucky.
Prior to her legal career, Estee served in the United States Navy, where she was stationed as a Sonar Technician on the U.S.S. Fitzgerald, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
Areas of Focus
Insurance Defense
In the insurance defense area, Estee has successfully argued numerous dispositive motions resulting in the dismissal of claims against commercial businesses and insurance carriers.
- University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (J.D., 2020)
- Merit Scholarship
- Kentucky Bar Association Scholarship
- Themis Scholarship
- University of Louisville (B.S. Political Science, 2017)
- Merit Scholarship
- Phi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
- Trio SSS Scholar of the Year, 2016
- Kentucky
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
Education
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
Clerkships
The Honorable Kimberly N. Bunnell, Fayette County Circuit Court, Lexington, Kentucky
Professional Affiliations
Kentucky Bar Association