C. Bradley Cherry

Brad represents numerous cities, counties, colleges, universities, boards of education, health care organizations, non-profit organizations, utility systems, and other political subdivisions across Alabama in both tax-exempt and taxable debt issuances in order to finance critical infrastructure.

His practice includes serving as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, and conduit borrower’s counsel as well as bank counsel to financial institutions in connection with public finance transactions. His practice also includes the representation of public bodies and private entities with respect to various state and local tax incentives, public/private partnerships, and economic development projects. In addition, Brad has worked with clients on other types of tax-advantaged financings such as transactions utilizing New Markets Tax Credits.

He received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law, and he holds a B.S. cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College.

Community & Professional

• Alabama State Bar
• Birmingham Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Norton Board of Advisors, Birmingham-Southern College
• Sunrise Rotary Club

• Bond Counsel – Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine - $40,000,000 Revenue Bond (ACOM Project), issued by The Cooperative District of Southeast Alabama
• Bond Counsel - The Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Birmingham – Baptist Medical Centers - $26,965,000 Revenue Bonds (Baptist Health System, Inc.), Series 2012-A, and $36,408,272 Revenue Bonds (Baptist Health System, Inc.), Series 2012-B
• Bond Counsel - The Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Pell City - $83,510,000 Revenue Bonds (Noland Health Services, Inc.), Series 2012-A
• Bond Counsel - The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama - $265,655,000 General Revenue Bonds, The University of Alabama Series 2012-A (Tax-Exempt, Non-AMT), and $20,290,000 General Revenue Bonds, The University of Alabama Series 2012-B (Taxable)
• Bond Counsel - Madison County, Alabama - $1,710,000 General Obligation Warrants, Series 2013-A, and $4,415,000 Water Revenue Warrants, Series 2013-A
• Bond Counsel - The Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of the City of Birmingham – Baptist Medical Centers - $30,000,000 Revenue Bonds (Baptist Health System, Inc.), Series 2013-A
• Bond Counsel – Alabama Public School and College Authority - $80,000,000 Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2013-C, and $23,985,000 Capital Improvement Pool Bonds, Series 2013-D
• Bond Counsel – Marshall County, Alabama - $4,995,000 State Gasoline Tax Anticipation Warrants (4 Cent Gasoline Tax), Series 2013-A
• Corporation Counsel - The Westervelt Company - $50,000,000 Gulf Opportunity Zone Revenue Bonds (The Westervelt Company Project), Series 2011, issued by The Industrial Development Board of the City of Aliceville
• Bond Counsel - University of North Alabama - $8,070,000 General Fee Revenue Bond, Series 2019A, issued by the University of North Alabama
• Bond Counsel - The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham - $336,380,000 Senior Taxable Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019
• Bond Counsel – The University of Alabama - $375,515,000 General Revenue Bonds, The University of Alabama, Series 2019-A, $14,095,000 General Revenue Bonds, The University of Alabama, Series 2019-B, and $69,340,000 General Revenue Bonds, The University of Alabama, Series 2019-C
• Bond Counsel - City Board of Education of the City of Alexander City - $47,950,000 School Tax Warrants (Special Local Taxes), Series 2020-A, $7,190,000 Taxable School Tax Warrants (Special Local Taxes), Series 2020-B, and $7,490,000 School Tax Warrants (Special Educational Taxes), Series 2020-C
• Bond Counsel – The Jackson County Health Care Authority - $7,074,569.57 Taxable Note and $24,265,430.40 Tax-Exempt Note
• Bond Counsel - St. Clair County Public Building Authority - $25,335,000 Building Revenue Warrants, Series 2021-A
• Bond Counsel – The University of Alabama - $203,455,000 Taxable General Revenue Bond, The University of Alabama, Series 2022-A
• Bond Counsel - City Board of Education of the City of Alexander City - $24,200,000 School Tax Warrants (Special Local Taxes), Series 2022

Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America© for Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, and Tax Law (2023 - present)