David E. Cherry
–Of Counsel
254-776-3336 254-776-3336100 N. Ritchie Road, Suite 200
Waco, Texas 76712
David has been a practicing lawyer since 1969, is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, and is of counsel to the firm. David has tried numerous cases to judgment. David is admitted to practice in the State of Texas; the Supreme Court of the United States; the United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
EDUCATION
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, J.D. 1968
- Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, B.B.A. 1967
BAR ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
- Treasurer (1974 -1975)
- Director (1979-1981)
- State Bar of Texas
- Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- National Board of Directors (2005 – present)
- ABOTA National Membership Committee, Co-Chair (2006 – 2016)
- ABOTA Foundation, Trustee 2016; Senior Life Fellow, Legacy Level
- TEX-ABOTA, Secretary-Treasurer (2002)
- TEX-ABOTA, President-Elect (2003)
- TEX-ABOTA, President (2004)
- TEX-ABOTA, Board of Directors (2001 – present)
- Waco Chapter, President (2002)
- Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
- Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association, President (1974-1975)
- David has served on numerous boards and in volunteer activities for his church, charitable organizations and professional associations on the local, state, and national level.