Cheryl Ward was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. However, she spent a significant portion of her youth in Satellite Beach, Florida. After graduating high school, she attended Florida Atlantic University and graduated cum laude, earning her Bachelor of International Business Trade and Administration. She went on to earn her Juris Doctoral from Stetson College of Law with awards for organization leadership and pro bono service.

During law school, Mrs. Ward was an Extern to the Honorable Judge Cabella in Circuit Court, Intern for Manatee County Attorney, Certified Legal Intern at Gulfcoast Legal Services, Legal Clerk in a civil private practice and served as Vice Chair to the American Bar Association Committee. After graduating law school, she was welcomed to the Florida Bar in 2017 and focused her career entirely in litigation and trial. When Mrs. Ward isn't litigating, she is spending time with her three children and husband.