Ronald M. Cherry is a Partner in the firm of Cherry & Jenifer, P.A. in Towson, Maryland. He has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1982 and is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Cherry is an experienced litigator having tried, as first chair, well over two hundred cases in his career. He has had a wide range of experience in several types of litigation, including but not limited to, employment law, plaintiff and defense; negligence, breach of contract, electrical contact, intentional torts, assault, battery, defamation; stockholder challenges, real estate matters, lead paint, toxic tort, products liability, police misconduct, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, trademark infringement etc. He has handled appeals in State and Federal Courts.

Ron Cherry was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Amityville, New York. After attending college and playing lacrosse at UMBC in Catonsville, Maryland, he obtained his BA from the State University of New York in Geneseo, New York. He is a 1981 graduate of the University Of Maryland School Of Law.

Teaching Positions/Lectures/Seminars

Mr. Cherry is an adjunct professor at the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. He has also been a frequent lecturer for MICPEL and the Maryland State Bar Association, on topics including but not limited to Civil Procedure, Expert Witnesses, Settlement Negotiations, Discovery and Trial Practices. He annually serves as a facilitator for MICPEL's Trial Advocacy Program as well as MSBA's professionalism program for new admittees. He has also performed seminars for the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, The National Bar Association and the National Business Institute

Civic and Community Service

Mr. Cherry served as president of the Monumental City Bar Association from 2000 to 2001. He served as Chair, of the MSBA Special Committee on Minorities in the Legal Profession from 1995-1996 and chaired the Baltimore City Bar Association's Special Committee on Homelessness in 1996. He has also served as chair of the Monumental City Bar Association's Judicial Selection Committee. Mr. Cherry has served on the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Association of Maryland, The Combined Health Agencies and the Boy Scouts of America. He was a founding Trustee of the Howard County Bar Foundation. Mr. Cherry also served as a member of the Attorney Grievance Inquiry Panel and its Review Board.

Awards

Mr. Cherry was a recipient of the University of Maryland BALSA's Practitioner of the Year Award. In January of 2007, he was honored in Baltimore Magazine's Super Lawyers Edition as one of the top 5% of the profession based upon ethics, experience and reputation.

Areas of Practice

• Contracts
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1982
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1985

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981
  J.D.
  Honors: BALSA's Practitioner of the Year Award
  
  
• State University of New York, Geneseo, New York, 1978
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science
  Major: English
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
• Frequent Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Expert Witnesses, Settlement Negotiations, Discovery and Trial Practices, MICPEL
• Frequent Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Expert Witnesses, Settlement Negotiations, Discovery and Trial Practices, Maryland State Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
• One of the Top 5%, Baltimore Magazine's Super Lawyers Edition, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Monumental City Bar Association, 2000 - 2001
  President
  
  
• MSBA, 1995 - 1996
  Chair, Special Committee on Minorities in the Legal Profession
  
  
• Baltimore City Bar Association, 1996
  Chair, Special Committee on Homelessness
  
  
• Monumental City Bar Association
  Chair, Judicial Selection Committee
  
  
• Epilepsy Association of Maryland
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Howard County Bar Foundation
  Founding Trustee
  
  
• Attorney Grievance Inquiry Panel, Review Board
  Member
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Board of Directors, The Combined Health Agencies and the Boy Scouts of America

Birth Information

• Brooklyn, New York, United States of America