Jeff Cherry
Member
jcherry@lowerylaw.com
Membership:
- 15th Judicial District Bar Association
- Secretary, 2009
- Vice President, 2010, succeeding to President in 2011
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division District 8 Representative, 2003-2006
- Criminal Justice Committee, Executive Council, 2010
- Graduate of 2010 Leadership Law Class
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Legislative Committee, 2010
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Admissions:
- 2001, Tennessee
- 2002, United States District Court for Middle Tennessee
- 2002, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Non-Profit Boards:
- Hearthside Assisted Living Facility, Inc., 2003 – Present
- Executive Committee, 2006- Present
- Secretary, 2006- Present
- Prospect, Inc., 2009-Present
Civic Service:
- Lebanon City Youth Football, 2001-2004
- SunTrust Bank, Inc. Community Board, 2003-2007
- Mt. Juliet Little League Assistant Coach, 2007-2010
- Friendship Christian School, Asst. Coach, 5th -6th Football, 2009-Present
Miscellaneous Information:
- Certified Trainer, P.O.S.T., Peace Officer Standards & Training Comm., 1997
- Adjunct Instructor, Nashville State Technical Institute, Criminal Procedure & Evidence, 2000-2002
- Law Instructor for Criminal Statutory Law, Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law, Metro-Nashville Police Training Academy, 2000-2002
Honors:
- Best of the Bar, Small Firm Category, Nashville Business Journal, 2010
Biography:
Jeff Cherry obtained his B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate from the Nashville School of Law in 2001. Mr. Cherry was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 2001.
Mr. Cherry is a member of the Nashville, 15th Judicial District, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Cherry is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Association for Justice, and the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Mr. Cherry served the citizens of Nashville as a sworn police officer, having graduated from the Metro Nashville Training Academy in 2001 ranking second in his class and having won the TOP GUN award. Mr. Cherry was certified as a trainer of police officers by, P.O.S.T., Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. He taught law at the Metro Nashville Training Academy to a number of recruit classes and held annual inservice training for veteran officers.
Prior to assignment at the Police Training Academy, Mr. Cherry served in Patrol, the Crime Suppression Unit, the Crime Prevention Division and the Legal Resource Division. He was twice awarded the Exemplary Service Award for his daily commitment to excellence in carrying out his assigned duties.
Mr. Cherry handles criminal cases throughout the counties of middle Tennessee. He regularly handles driving under the influence cases and enjoys great success in representing clients with driving offenses. He successfully defends those charges with sexual offenses and is currently abreast of the rules and regulations of the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry.
Mr. Cherry regularly represents those that have been convicted of a criminal offenses before the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
Mr. Cherry also handles complex personal injury matters involving all manner of injury. In 2009, he negotiated a $1,000,000.00 settlement in a personal injury wrongful death case in Wilson County, Tennessee. In that same year, he also negotiated a $600,000.00 settlement of a middle Tennessee personal injury matter. He regularly works to ensure that his personal injury clients receive the maximum benefit under the law.
He is married to Stacey Bradford Cherry and has three children. He loves hunting, fishing, wakeboarding and spending time with his family.
