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GARY CASH

ARBITRATOR, FORMER JUDGE

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GARY CASH | ARBITRATOR

Retired North Carolina District Court Judge
Certified Family Financial Mediator
Certified Superior Court Mediator

 828-231-3401

Gary is a lawyer and arbiter that has served as a judge and mediator. He practiced law in Western North Carolina from 1976 to 1986 in private practice. He served as District Court Judge in Buncombe County from 1986 to 2011 and was the Chief District Court Judge from 2002 until his retirement. Gary served as a mediator from 2011 to 2020 and was certified as a Superior Court and Family Financial Mediator by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission. He is a former member and Chair of the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Gary has retired from the practice of law, the bench, and his private mediation practice. However, he still arbitrates cases individually or in collaboration with Marvin and/or Becky serving on two- or three-member arbitration panels.

CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION

Davidson College
BA, 1971
Rotary International Scholar, University of Muenster, West Germany 1969-70

Yale University Divinity School
Rockefeller Fellow, 1972-73

University of North Carolina School of Law
JD, 1976

PROFESSIONAL

LEGAL CONSULTANT & MEDIATOR

  • Gary Cash Mediation, Inc., beginning 2016
  • Pope & Knight Mediation, beginning 2021

Attorney and Mediator, 2010-2016
Fisher Stark & Cash, Asheville, NC

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, 1986-2002
28th Judicial District, Buncombe County, NC

CHIEF DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, 2002-2010
28th Judicial District, Buncombe County, NC

CERTIFICATIONS

  • NC Superior Court Mediator, NC Dispute Resolution Commission
  • District Court Family Financial Mediator, NC Dispute Resolution Commission
  • Mediator in Proceedings Before the NC Clerks of Superior Court

HONORS

  • 2010 Pisgah Legal Services Roy Davis Award (for improving the provision of legal assistance to low income people)
  • 2009 Outstanding NC Trial Judge Award, NC Advocates for Justice (NC Academy of Trial Lawyers)
  • 2009 Champion of the Family Award, NC Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
  • 2008-2009 28th Judicial District Bar Professionalism Award

CIVIC SERVICE

  • 2012-Present, N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission; Chair 2014-2016
  • 2009-10 Member of the NCBA Modest Means Access Committee
  • 2005-09 Chair of the NC Custody Mediation Advisory Committee
  • 2006-07 President of the NC Conference of Chief District Court Judges
  • 2002-06 Member of the AOC Juvenile Court Permanency Planning Program Committee
  • 2004-2006 led the creation of the Unified Family Court and Family Drug Treatment Court in the 28th Judicial District
  • 2003-05 Member of the NC Family Court Advisory Committee
  • 2002-04 Member of the NC Domestic Violence Commission
  • 2004 effected the 28th JD Pro Bono Self Help Center, the second of its kind in the state
  • 2000-02 Director of the NC Joint Judicial Conference
  • 1997-98 President of the NC Association of District Court Judges
  • 1992-95 Member of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Advisory Panel