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.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
Since 1976
Professional Experience
2016 - Current
Gary Cash Mediation
Mediator & Arbitrator
Asheville, NC Mediation and Arbitration Services, former Chief District Court Judge, Gary S. Cash, (Ret.)
2010 - 2016
Fisher Stark Cash, PA
Mediator/Arbitrator
2002 - 2010
Chief District Court Judge
28th Judicial District
1986 - 2002
28th Judicial District
District Court Judge
Education
1976
University of North Carolina School of Law
J.D. (1976)
1971
Davidson College
B.A. (1971)
Awards
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AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer
Martindale-Hubbell
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Roy Davis Award
Pisgah Legal Services
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Champion of the Family Award
NC Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
Outstanding NC Trial Judge Award
NC Advocates for Justice
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Professionalism Award
28th Judicial District Bar
Contacts
Gary Cash Mediation79 Woodfin Place, Suite 101 Asheville NC 28801Telephone: (828) 575-9668
Please visit http://www.fisherstark.com for more information about Judge Gary Cash. Retired Chief District Court Judge Gary Cash for Fisher Stark Cash, P.A. Judge Cash provides arbitration, neutral evaluation and mediation services. To schedule an appointment please call 828-505-4300.
