Gary Cash

Gary Cash

Gary Cash Mediation
  • Arbitration & Mediation
  • North Carolina
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Biography

Gary Cash has over 35 years of legal experience, including 25 spent as a North Carolina District Court Judge. He maintains a private mediation and arbitration practice with offices located in Asheville North Carolina. Gary was first elected to the bench in 1986 and most recently served as Buncombe County’s Chief District Court Judge, a position he held since 2002. Prior to serving as judge, Gary worked in Asheville as a general practitioner in the private practice of law. Gary attended Davidson College, during which time he was an International Rotary Scholar at the University of Meunster in West Germany. Following his graduation from Davidson in 1971, he was a Rockefeller Fellow at Yale University Divinity School. He then went onto the UNC School of Law, earning his J.D. degree in 1976. Gary is actively involved in the community and has held numerous leadership positions, including President of the Conference of Chief District Court Judges, President of the N.C. Association of District Court Judges, and Chair of the N.C. Custody Mediation Advisory Committee. In 2014, N.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark Martin appointed Gary to a two-year term as Chair of the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission.

Practice Area
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Mediator & Arbitrator
Gary Cash Mediation
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Asheville, NC Mediation and Arbitration Services, former Chief District Court Judge, Gary S. Cash, (Ret.)
Mediator/Arbitrator
Fisher Stark Cash, PA
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28th Judicial District
Chief District Court Judge
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District Court Judge
28th Judicial District
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Education
University of North Carolina School of Law
J.D. (1976)
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Davidson College
B.A. (1971)
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Awards
AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer
Martindale-Hubbell
Roy Davis Award
Pisgah Legal Services
Champion of the Family Award
NC Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
Outstanding NC Trial Judge Award
NC Advocates for Justice
Professionalism Award
28th Judicial District Bar
Professional Associations
N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission
Chair
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NC Dispute Resolution Commission
Member
- Current
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North Carolina State Bar  # 7045
Member
- Current
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NCBA Modest Means Access Committee
Member
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NC Custody Mediation Advisory Committee
Chair
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NC Conference of Chief District Court Judges
President
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AOC Juvenile Court Permanency Planning Program Committee
Member
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NC Family Court Advisory Committee
Member
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NC Domestic Violence Commission
Member
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NC Association of District Court Judges
President
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Certifications
Mediator in Proceedings
NC Clerks of Superior Court
District Court Family Financial Mediator
NC Dispute Resolution Commission
NC Superior Court Mediator
NC Dispute Resolution Commission
Websites & Blogs
Website
Gary Cash, Asheville Mediator
Contact & Map
Gary Cash Mediation
79 Woodfin Place, Suite 101
Asheville, NC 28801
Telephone: (828) 575-9668