Craig D. Cherry

Craig D. Cherry


Cherry Johnson Siegmund James PLLC

Recognized since 2021

Waco, Texas

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Craig Cherry has obtained significant settlements and verdicts for his clients during his legal career, in both state and federal courts across he country. The success he has achieved for his clients is due, in no small part, to his ingenuity and relentless tenacity. When it comes to litigation and trial strategy, he is regularly recognized by his peers as being at the top of the list.

As a trial lawyer, Craig is triple board certified and focuses his practice on complex civil litigation in multiple areas including business litigation, class action litigation, catastrophic personal injury litigation, and wrongful death litigation.

Craig has successfully represented both individuals and businesses throughout the United States and in Europe. Craig is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is also Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Craig’s board certifications are so rare that less than 1% of all lawyers licensed in the State of Texas are triple board certified. Craig has also been appointed by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to serve as a Member of the Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission and the Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission.

Craig has earned and maintained an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, which is the highest possible rating a lawyer can earn for both ethical standards and legal ability, as well as, being named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters every year since 2013 and a Texas Rising Star by Thomson Reuters on multiple occasions before he reached the age of 40. Craig was also invited to become a Senior Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

Location
  • Bridgeview Center
    7901 Fish Pond Rd, Second Floor
    Waco, TX 76701
Education
  • Baylor University, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1999
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1999
Affiliations
  • Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court - Member (President 2014 - 2016)
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • Editorial Board for The Advocate, quarterly journal publication of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Senior Fellow
  • Litigation Section State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission - Member
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission - Member
  • Texas Lyceum - Director
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell
  • Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters (2013 – 2020)
  • Selected as a Texas “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters (2005, 2006, 2007 – 2013)
  • Selected as a “Top 100” Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association (2015 – 2020)
  • Selected as a “Top 40 under 40″ Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers Association (2012 – 2014)
  • Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Publications

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