Melissa N. Engle

Ms. Melissa N. Engle earned her undergraduate degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from California Western School of Law, she began her practice in the areas of Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, and Intellectual Property. She joined the bankruptcy and personal injury departments at the offices of Gaston and Gaston APLC in 2011. Aside from her legal practice, Ms. Engle is an adjunct professor at Southwestern Community College where she teaches Intellectual Property Law.

Education

1. California Western School of Law, Juris Doctor Degree, December 2009
• Andrea Johnson Telecommunications Award Recipient, 2009
• Co-Founder of California Western School of Law’s Pro Bono Business Clinic
• International Intellectual Property Program: University of San Francisco School of Law at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2008
2. University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. History, June 2007
• UCLA’s Women’s Rugby, 2006-2007
• History Thesis Member
• Laboratory Assistant and tutor for the Astronomy Department, Monterey Peninsula College, 2003-2005
• California Public Interest Research Group, 2007

Professional

1. Member, California Bar
2. Member, San Diego County Bar Association
3. Member, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
4. Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
5. Member, San Diego Bankruptcy Forum
6. Member, American Bar Association
7. Admitted to Practice, United States District Court for the Southern District of California