Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Waco, TX

Haley & Olson, P.C.

| 100 N. Ritchie Road, Suite 200
Waco, TX 76712

Visit: www.haleyolson.com

Phone: 254-776-3336

Fax: 254-776-6823

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2018
Selected to Rising Stars: 2005 - 2006, 2008 - 2013

Licensed Since: 1999

Education: Baylor Law School

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (30%),
Business Litigation (30%),
Intellectual Property Litigation (20%),
Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff (20%)

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Craig D. Cherry is a shareholder of Haley & Olson, P.C. Craig has obtained significant settlements and verdicts for his clients during his legal career, including verdicts recognized by legal journals as a “Top Texas Verdict” and “Top 100” verdict in the United States.

As a trial lawyer, Craig is triple board certified and focuses his practice on complex civil litigation in multiple areas including business litigation, catastrophic personal injury litigation, wrongful death litigation, product liability litigation, commercial trucking accident litigation, and construction 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 also earned an AV Preeminent Rating (5.0/5.0) from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, which is the highest possible rating a lawyer can earn for both ethical standards and legal ability. This rating was earned only after Craig was reviewed and recommended by judges Craig has appeared before and fellow lawyers Craig has worked with and against in cases.

During his career, Mr. Cherry has earned the respect of his fellow professionals. As evidence of both his advocacy skills and the superior results achieved for his clients, Craig has been recognized by his peers as a Texas “Super Lawyer” for the years 2013 – 2017 and, prior to 2013, as a "Rising Star". He was also invited to become a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers and was named a “Top 100” civil trial lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers Association.

In 2005, Mr. Cherry was given the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award by the Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association, an affiliate of the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and The Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court. Active in his community, Mr. Cherry serves as director of the Midway ISD Education Foundation and has previously served as President of the Waco Rotary Club.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice Areas

Personal Injury - General (30%): Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense

Business Litigation (30%)

Intellectual Property Litigation (20%)

Class Action/Mass Torts (20%): Class Actions

Focus Areas

Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Class Actions

Selections

Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2018 Rising Stars: 2005 - 2006, 2008 - 2013

Certificates and Credentials

Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Civil Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Personal Injury Trial Law
National Board of Trial Advocacy

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About Craig Cherry

Admitted: 1999, Texas

Professional Webpage: http://haleyolson.com/lawyers/craig-d-cherry/

Honors/Awards:

Top Texas Verdict, 2005
Selected as a "Top 100" Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association
Named a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly magazine in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017
Selected as a "Top 40 under 40", Texas lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers Association
Named Texas “Rising Star” in Texas Monthly magazine (Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition) in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
Order of Barristers and the Harvey M. Richey Moot Court Society
Texas Invitational Mock Trial Team
National Mock Trial Team
Outstanding Young Lawyer, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, 2005
One of the Top 100 verdicts in the United States, National Law Journal, 2005

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Bar/Professional Activity:

American Association for Justice, President, 2014 – Present
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Member
Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Civil Trial Law Advisory Commission
Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Personal Injury Trial Law Exam Commission
State Bar of Texas
President, Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Association, 2009 - 2010
Vice President, Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Association, 2008 - 2009
Secretary, Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Association, 2007 - 2008
Treasurer, Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Association, 2006 - 2007
Board of Directors, Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Association, 2003 - 2006
Board of Directors, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, 2010 - Present
Member, Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court
Member, American Association for Justice
Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Member, State Bar of Texas, Editorial Board for The Advocate, quarterly journal publication of the Litigation Section
Member, State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
Member, State Bar of Texas
Director, The Texas Lyceum
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

Pro bono/Community Service:

LEAD (Leadership, Education, and Development), Mentor
MISD Education Foundation, Director and Executive Committee, President, 2015, Vice President, 2014
Rotary Club of Waco, President, 2015 – Present, President-Elect 2014 – 2015, Secretary/Treasurer 2013 – 2014
Member, Administrative Board and Finance Committee, First United Methodist Church
Member, MISD MAST Committee
Director, American Heart Association (Waco Chapter)

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Personal Injury Update, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, 2009
Litigation Update, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association, 2010, 2013
Co-author, Texas Trial Law Advocate (www.texastriallawadvocate.com)
Co-author, "The Classification of General and Special Damages for Pleading Purposes in Texas", 51 Baylor L. Rev. 629, 1999
Editorial Board of The Advocate, the quarterly journal publication of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas
Contributing Editor to the General Practice Digest, Consumer Law Section, of the State Bar of Texas
Adjunct Professor of Law at Baylor University School of Law, teaching courses in both Consumer Protection and Remedies
"The Classification of General and Special Damages for Pleading Purposes in Texas", 51 Baylor L. Rev. 629, 1999
Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Editor
Member, Baylor Law Review

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