Cherish Thompson practices Creditors’ Rights at Astigarraga Davis. Her practice focuses on Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation for International and domestic corporate disputes. She handles litigation throughout the State of Florida, including in Bankruptcy Court and Federal Court. With regard to creditors’ remedies, she has experience on a broad range of matters involving attachment, replevin, garnishment, executions, fraudulent transfers, and proceedings supplementary to execution.

She earned her juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law where she graduated cum laude as an active member of the Inter-American Law Review and the Moot Court Board. Individually ranking in the top four of the Advanced Moot Court competition earned her a place to compete at the Robert S. Orseck State Moot Court competition. She received the CALI book award for excellence in Business Associations and frequently volunteered for Helping Others through Pro Bono Efforts (H.O.P.E.) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (V.I.T.A.).

Originally from Boston, Thompson settled in Miami after traveling throughout Europe and further to Hong Kong and Japan. Traveling led Thompson to study abroad in London, Paris, and Florence, having studied French at the Sorbonne, Renaissance Art History at the University of Florence, and Shakespeare with members of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She matriculated with honors from the Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art History and with a minor in Voice from the Peabody Conservatory. She is conversational in both Spanish and French.

Actively involved in charity, Thompson has devoted her time to organizations such as the Junior League, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, and the Soldiers and Sailors of America. As part of the Zeus World Peace Foundation, she had the privilege to act as a local ambassador for H.R.H. the Prince Edward and the Duke of Edinburgh Charities and Awards.

Thompson is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida; the U.S. Bankruptcy Court; and the U.S. Tax Court. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Bankruptcy Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar.