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Lewis A Cheek

E-mail:  lewis_cheek@nc.rr.com

Mailing Address: Telephone: FAX:
5105 Copper Ridge Drive, #308
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 401-8538  

Lewis A. Cheek
Lewis A. Cheek

Lewis Cheek is serving his first term as County Commissioner. He served on the Durham City Council from 1999-2003. He received a BA degree in History and a Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University. He is a member of several sections of the North Carolina Bar Association and has served as a member of the Bench-Bar Liaison Committee. Lewis is a member of the Watts Street Baptist Church and is currently attending Triangle Presbyterian Church in Durham. He has worked on behalf of the Ronald McDonald House in connection with Duke Medical Center and has acted as the legal advisor for the Volunteer Center of Durham for the past twenty years on a pro bono basis.
Present Board and Committee Memberships:

  • Carolina Theater Board
  • Durham City/County Committee
  • Durham City County Planning Committee
  • Hospital Corporation Board
  • Lincoln Community Health Center Board
  • Public Health Board
  • Triangle Transit Authority Tax Board
  • Farmland Protection Board

Current Civic Activities:
  • Access to Justice Campaign
  • Alliance of AIDs Services-Carolina
  • Animal Protection Society of Durham
  • Association for Preservation of the Eno River Valley
  • Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Durham
  • Durham Affordable Housing Coalition
  • Durham Arts Counsel
  • Durham Central Park
  • Durham Habitat for Humanity
  • Durham Health Partners
  • Durham Nativity School
  • Durham Public Education Network
  • Durham Rescue Mission
  • Durham Symphony
  • Durham YMCA
  • Family Counseling Service
  • Freedom House Recovery Center
  • Friends of the Durham Library
  • Friends of the Durham Youth Orchestra
  • Hazleden Recovery Center
  • Historic Preservation Society of Durham
  • Housing for New Hope
  • Operation Breakthrough
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • SEEDS
  • Senior Pharmacist
  • Special Olympics
  • The Volunteer Center of Durham
  • Triangle Citizens Rebuilding Communities, Inc.
  • Triangle Community Foundation
  • Triangle Land Conservancy
  • TROSA
  • United Way
  • Urban Ministries of Durham
Professional Memberships:
  • American Bar Association
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Durham County Bar Association
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Who?s Who in America
  • Who?s Who in American Law
  • Who?s Who in the World
  • Who?s Who of International Professionals

Last updated: December 13, 2007
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