Cherylann M. Pasha
Associate
Thinking forward. By tradition.
Contact
130 North Court Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: 901.524.5184
Fax: 901.524.5024
Practice Areas
Admitted to Practice
Tennessee, 2024
Massachusetts, 2021
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2024
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2024
Massachusetts, 2021
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2024
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2024
Bar Admissions
Cherylann M. Pasha joined Burch, Porter and Johnson, PLLC in 2024. Her practice includes Corporate and Business Law and General Commercial Litigation. Cherylann was a Law Clerk for the Honorable Sheryl H. Lipman and the Honorable Tu M. Pham (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee), as well as an Extern for the Honorable James Donato (United States District Court, Northern District of California). In law school, Cherylann interned for the law firm Demisse & Church (Cambridge, MA), and was also a Student Attorney for the Ninth Circuit Appellate Program at Boston College Law School.
Cherylann earned a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, an M.A. from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.
Education
Boston College Law School – Newton, MA (J.D., 2021) cum laude
Georgetown University – Washington, D.C. (M.A, English, 2016)
College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA (B.A., English, 2014) cum laude
Experience
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Sheryl H. Lipman (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Tu M. Pham (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)
- Intern for the law firm of Demisse & Church (Cambridge, MA)
- Law Clerk for the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office (Martinez, CA)
- Extern for the Honorable James Donato (United States District Court, Northern District of California)
- Student Attorney for the Ninth Circuit Appellate Program (Boston College Law School)
- Student Attorney for the Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project (Boston College Law School)
Professional Honors and Activities
- President, Sigma Tau Delta
- English Honors Program, College of the Holy Cross
- Clinical Excellence Award, Boston College Law School
- Pro Bono Excellence recognition, Boston College Law School
- SJC Adams Pro Bono High Honor Roll
- Articles Editor, Boston College Law Review (2020-2021)
News and Publication Highlights
Cherylann Pasha, Note, A Waiver of the Trial Itself: The Constitutional Threats of Extending United States v. Mezzanatto and Contracual Solutions, 62 B.C. L. REV. 973 (2021)
Community Involvement
- Board Member, CasaLuz Memphis