Cherlyn Freeman-Watkins, Esq.

Cherlyn “Cheri” Freeman-Watkins, Esq., is a co-founder and President of Results One, LLC and an attorney. She works with corporations, non-profit organizations, and state and local governments providing interactive, client-focused training to employees and management. Cherlyn provides training in several areas including matters concerning Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act which includes Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Prevention of Hostile Work Environments, and The Role of the Bystander. Additionally, she provides training in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Understanding Your Unconscious Biases, Disability Sensitivity, and Leadership. Cherlyn’s trainings are designed to enable employees to embrace diversity in the workplace through understanding and respecting others’ differences and increasing awareness of tolerance and sensitivity.

As an attorney, Cherlyn’s areas of concentration are criminal defense and civil litigation. Cherlyn is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the State of Maryland Bar. She is a mediator and a certified counselor in Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act. Cherlyn received Diversity and Inclusion for Human Resources Professionals Certificate from Cornell University. She is a Veritus Culture Certified Facilitator, able to facilitate discussions focused on exploring, understanding, and resolving workplace culture challenges. Cherlyn is also a certified ADA trainer. Cherlyn is a graduate of The Ascend Cohort sponsored by Wacif, the Washington Area Community Fund, Inc. Currently, Cherlyn is receiving additional training in Mediation and Conflict Management from the Program on Negotiation, at Harvard Law School.

Cherlyn is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and Howard University School of Law. While practicing Criminal Law she was a member of the Criminal Justice Act, U.S. Panel of the D.C. Superior Court. She is a member of Leadership Montgomery and a former Board member of Dress for Success D.C. She was awarded a post-doctorate fellowship with the Walter Kaitz Foundation.

Cherlyn is a long-time resident of Silver Spring, Maryland where she lives with her husband and puppy named Coal.