William S. Cherry, III
Position: Shareholder
Direct: (919) 510-9249
Phone: (919) 787-8880
Fax: (919) 325-4604
Email: cherry@manningfulton.com
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3605 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27612

A member of Manning Fulton's litigation practice, William S. Cherry, III represents clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters across the state of North Carolina, in state court, federal court, before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Property Tax Commission, the Employment Securities Commission and FINRA Arbitration Boards. Specifically he represents large and small businesses and individuals in commercial, real property, employment and construction litigation, landlord/tenant disputes, contract disputes, property tax matters and securities arbitration matters. A large part of Will's practice encompasses insurance litigation matters and cases involving coverage disputes; business policyholder issues; errors and omissions (E&O) claims; policy procurement matters; issuance and interpretation matters; and malpractice. His clients include insurance carriers, policyholders, agents and brokers.
Will is recognized in the Rising Star category in North Carolina Super Lawyers (2012). He lived and worked in Nicaragua, Central America as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer for two years and is fluent in Spanish.
Education
- Campbell University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- North Carolina State University, B.A. in Economics, 1998
Admitted to Practice
- State of North Carolina, 2005
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 2005
- United States District Court for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, 2009
Professional Activities
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Development Committee Member (2006 – present)
- Young Lawyers Division Member
- Wake County Bar Association
- Firm coordinator for 2007, 2008. 2009 Young Lawyer’s Division Clothing Drive
- Wake County Lawyers' League Basketball Participant
Community Activities
- Triangle United Way, Campaign Manager, 2006
- Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program
- Participant in City of Raleigh "Lunch with a Lawyer" program
- Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, member








