Ryan C. Johnson - Waco, TX
Attorney at Cherry Johnson Siegmund James PLLC
Commercial and Business Litigation Lawyers in Waco, TX
7901 Fish Pond Road Suite 200 Waco, TX 76710
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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21
Years
Experience
Waco Commercial and Business Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 04/23/2026
Areas of Practice
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Product Liability
- Arbitration
- Serious Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Fiduciary Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Ryan Johnson is a founding partner of Cherry Johnson Siegmund James PLLC. He has broad experience representing businesses and individuals on commercial and business transactions, litigation and arbitration as well as product liability matters. Ryan has successfully prosecuted claims involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, merger and acquisition agreements, violations of non-competition agreements, trademark and trade-secret disputes, employment discrimination disputes, product liability, securities claims and inverse condemnation. Ryan also represents clients in commercial business and real estate transactions.
Ryan has been selected by his colleagues as a Texas Super Lawyer "Rising Star", a Thomson Reuters Service, in Texas Monthly magazine for the years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 and as a Texas Super Lawyer for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 in recognition of his advocacy on behalf of clients in personal injury and product liability cases.
Ryan graduated second in his law school commencement class and has subsequently served as an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School where he has taught classes on arbitration. Prior to joining the Firm, he was formerly employed as an engineering consultant for Compaq Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard in Houston, Texas.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016
- Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list by the Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022
- State Bar of Texas, Recipient of Presidential Citation for Pro Bono Work, 2008
Other Sources of Feedback About Ryan C. Johnson
Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Baylor University School of Law,
Waco,
Texas
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Second in his law school commencement class
Law Review: Baylor Law Review, Asst. Senior Articles Editor
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Baylor University School of Law,
Waco,
Texas
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Non Legal Education
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Texas A&M University
B.S.
Major: Industrial Engineering
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Texas A&M University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Partner
Past Positions
- Compaq Computer Corporation, Engineering Consultant
- Hewlett-Packard, Engineering Consultant
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct professor at Baylor Law School
Pro Bono Activities
- Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Waco Class XXII
- K-Life Ministries, Waco Board of Directors (past)
- Midway Little League, Executive Board of Directors (past)
- First United Methodist Church
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- State Bar of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Bar Foundation
- Oklahoma Young Lawyers Division
- American Bar Association
- Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association
- Judge Abner V. McCall Inn of the Court (Member)
- The Advocate – Texas State Bar Litigation Report (Editorial Board Member)
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Contact
7901 Fish Pond Road
Suite 200
Waco, TX 76710
Phone: 254-633-3011
Fax: 866-627-3509
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.cjsjlaw.com/
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