Jeff Cherry is the Managing Member of Lowery, Lowery & Cherry, PLLC. He 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 was elected President of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for 2018/2019. TACDL previously awarded Mr. Cherry their 2015 Workhorse Award for the extensive work he has done for the organization.
Mr. Cherry served the citizens of Nashville as a sworn police officer, having graduated from the Metro Nashville Training Academy in 1991 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 in-service 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 on three occasions awarded the Exemplary Service Award for his daily commitment to excellence in carrying out his assigned duties.