Brooke Engel

Brooke Engel

About Brooke Engel

  • Law School: University of San Diego School of Law
  • Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
  • Experience: 1 Year
  • Practice Areas: Wildland Fire LItigation

 

Brooke has spent her legal career representing wildfire victims in California and across the nation. Since joining Caine Law, Brooke has assisted with discovery and litigation, along with helping the clients in various cases including the California Dixie, McKinney, Mountain View, and Slater Fires, as well as the Alaska McKinley, Washington, Babb and Gray, and Oklahoma Starbuck Fires.

Brooke’s first experience with wildfires came in childhood, when she and her family evacuated their San Diego home due to the Witch Creek Fire in 2007. Brooke’s firsthand evacuation experience stuck with her throughout her adult life, and it has left a lasting impact on her compassionate and client-focused approach to her representation of wildfire victims across the country.

Brooke attended elementary through law school in San Diego. She received her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2022, after graduating cum laude with her B.A. degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2018. During law school, Brooke was involved in a variety of externships, including one with the California Attorney General’s Torts and Condemnation section, and multiple through USD Law’s Children’s Advocacy Institute (“CAI”).

At CAI, Brooke represented and advocated on behalf of vulnerable youth involved in the child welfare/juvenile dependency system. Brooke’s client-focused advocacy for her minor clients earned her the James D’Angelo Outstanding Child Advocate Award, as well as a Pro Bono Recognition with High Distinction upon her graduation in May 2022. Brooke also enjoyed her free time playing second base for her law school softball team “Cases Loaded.”

As a lifelong San Diego resident, Brooke is a passionate San Diego Padres fan, and she enjoys spending her free time following the team and cheering them on. In addition to rooting for the Padres, Brooke enjoys spending time with her family and friends, three Labrador Retrievers, and getting outside to enjoy the San Diego sunshine.