About Cheryl David

Cheryl R. David has been practicing immigration law since 1995. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y., she comes from a diverse background. Her mother was a teacher in an elementary school in the South Bronx and taught English as a Second Language to new immigrants in the evening. Her mom always wanted her to be an immigration lawyer. Due to her mom’s urging and growing up in Queens, she was exposed to various cultures and nationalities.Her first job was working for a small firm in Jackson Heights, Queens and was grateful for the job, she vowed to be the best immigration lawyer she could be. While working for Bretz & Coven, LLP, she became involved in the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Ms. David served on various local committees and ultimately became Chair of the New York chapter in 2006. Subsequently, she chaired the local committee of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in NY from 2007-2009. The position inspired her to become more involved on a national level. From 2007-10 she was Chair of the national liaison committee with ICE on behalf of AILA. At the same time, she was elected to the national Board of Governors for AILA and remained on the Board until 2012. Subsequent to her position as Chair of ICE, she became national chair of the Executive Office for Immigration Review from 2010-2012 on behalf of AILA. In addition, to her work with AILA, she served on the New York City Bar Fund from 2007-2013. She currently in on the immigration committee for the Federal Bar Association and is a Board member on “ASISTA”, an organization which centralize assistance for advocates and attorneys facing complex legal problems in advocating for immigrant survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Ms. David has been voted a SuperLawyer since 2007. Recently she was voted a “Women Superlawyer” in 2014. Since 2012 she has been voted “Best Lawyer” and recently voted the top five “Best Lawyer” in immigration in New York by her peers. She is devoted to the practice of immigration law and her clients on a very personal level. It is important to her that the clients her office serves feel that they are heard, respected and offered the best representation despite any circumstance.