Ronald M. Cherry

Partner Emeritus

District of ColumbiaMaryland

Offices

Maryland - Baltimore

711 St. Paul Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

Practice Areas

Experience

Ronald M. Cherry is a Partner Emeritus in the firm's Baltimore office. 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 a wide range of experience in several types of litigation, including but not limited to, employment law, 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, and trademark infringement. He has handled appeals in State and Federal Courts.

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

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.

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

Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • U.S. District Court District of Maryland
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1981
  • State University of New York, B.A., 1978

Professional & Community Affiliations

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