Cherche Prezeau

Cherche Prezeau is a managing partner of Christensen & Prezeau, PLLP. Her practice areas include employment advice and litigation, construction and design professional litigation, real property and land use matters, and civil litigation defense, including personal injury and dram shop litigation. She routinely represents clients before administrative agencies and in Montana state and federal courts. In addition to her sucessful litigation practice, Cherche regularly provides advice and counsel to clients on employment, commercial, contract, and construction-related matters. Cherche received her undergraduate degree from the University of Montana (with honors) in 1990 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado in 1995. In addition to her experience in private practice, Cherche also clerked for the Montana Supreme Court (1995-1997) and worked for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (2000-2001). Cherche has been in private practice for over fifteen years. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Cherche Prezeau included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Pro Bono Award, First Judicial District Bar Association, 2012 Other Sources of Feedback About Cherche Prezeau Included on the 2026Mountain States Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2024 Mountain States Super Lawyers list 2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner

• Christensen & Prezeau, PLLP, Managing Partner, 2015 - 2016
• Hughes, Kellner, Sullivan & Alke, PLLP, Partner, 2004 - 2015
• Tarlow & Stonecipher, PLLC, Associate, 1997 to 1999 and 2001 to 2004
• United Nations Compensation Commission, Staff Attorney, 1999 - 2001

• 6th Annual Construction Law Institute, State Bar of Montana, 2010
• What to Do When Construction Projects Go Bad in MT, Lorman, 2007

• Holter Lakeshores Homeowners Ass’n v. Thurston, 2009 MT 146, Montana Supreme Court, 2009
• Helena Building Indus. Ass’n v. Lewis & Clark County, 2009 MT 177N, Montana Supreme Court, 2009
• Elliott v. Montana Department of Revenue, 2006 MT 267, 2006 MT 267, 2006
• Christie v. Montana Department of Environmental Quality, 2009 MT 364, MT Supreme Court, 2009
• Doe v. Community Medical Center, 2009 MT 395, MT Supreme Court, 2009

• Trustee, Helena School Board, 2008 - 2016
• Representative Clients
• A.W.A.R.E., Inc.
• Sussex Construction, Inc.
• American Hallmark Insurance
• Wheatland Memorial Healthcare

• Montana, 1995
• U.S. District Court District of Montana, 1995

• Montana Bar Association, 1995 - 2016
• Montana 1st Judicial District Bar Association, 1995 - 2016
• Montana Trial Lawyers’ Association
• Montana Bar Association, Construction Section