Cherie A. Enge

Associate

📞 619-232-1183 📠 619-696-5719 📧 cenge@hortonfirm.com

CHERIE A. ENGE earned her Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of California San Diego and earned her Juris Doctorate from University of California Hastings College of the Law. She began her career in Civil Litigation in a small insurance defense firm in Sacramento, CA, and then relocated to Los Angeles where she gained experience in medical malpractice, products liability, as well as personal injury defense. Cherie is a well-rounded litigator with experience working in law firms, as in-house counsel, and in private practice. She has had successful results in civil jury trials throughout Southern California and tried over 70 cases to verdict. Cherie also serves as pro tem judge for Traffic Court and Small Claims in San Diego County since 2012. 

Cherie is committed to community service that includes serving on the Board of Directors for Walden Family Services, volunteering for the signature programs for the San Diego Chapter of The Links, Inc. (Links Achiever Program, Links to STEM, and National Crossroads), and assisting in the nomination and selection of scholarship recipients on behalf of The Girlfriends Fund, Inc. She provides financial support with quarterly donations of goods and services to a local women’s shelter (Rachel’s House) and a local battered woman’s shelter (Becky’s House - YWCA). 

Cherie serves as a mentor to high school, college, and law students, as well as young attorneys seeking guidance on trial skills. She serves as a volunteer judge for mock trials and moot court competitions at UCSD, USD Law School, and for various San Diego High School competitions. Cherie is a Master (mentor) for the J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court; served as workshop leader for San Diego Inn of Court Trial Skills training; and presented numerous workshops on trial skills and insights on insurance defense practice for local bar associations. Through the Children at Risk Committee with the San Diego County Bar Association, Cherie has presented mock trial/criminal procedure workshops to 4th and 5th grade students within the San Diego school districts for over 10 years. Cherie taught a seminar entitled “Personal Injury Law – From Start to Finish” for Sterling Education Services, Inc., and a webinar on Damages in a Civil Lawsuit for Lawline.com, A Division of FurtherEd, Inc. She is currently teaching Torts Law at Western Sierra Law School in Oceanside, CA.