Mel Black
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Mel Black
Everett Gaskins Hancock LLPTotal Records: 1Biography
Mel Black has decades of experience in administrative and occupation licensing law, both as a regulator and as an attorney in private practice. A native of North Carolina, Mel is nationally known as a subject matter expert in real estate and real estate appraisal.
Mel's varied background has uniquely prepared him to offer an elevated level of effective service to his clients. Having first been an officer of the NC Real Estate Commission, Executive Director of the NC Appraisal Board, and then an attorney defending licensees and prospective licensees before those same agencies, Mel's advice and counsel is valued for his experience, knowledge, and insight.
In his 31 years of experience, Mel has developed the right touch with regulatory matters and excels at addressing complex issues in a logical, effective manner. Clients come to him for assistance with defending regulatory complaints, filing license applications, and reporting character issues. Other clients retain Mel for ongoing advice and guidance on general business matters and regulatory compliance.
Mel frequently speaks at national and state conferences and conventions on occupational hearings and complaint handling procedures as well as many real estate and real estate appraisal topics.
Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1998
District of Columbia, 2001
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2011
Other Affiliations
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association
Tenth Judicial District Bar (Wake County)
National Association of Real Estate License Law Officials, 2019 - Present
Association of Appraisal Regulatory Officials, President, 1998 - 2003
Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, Board of Directors Member, 1995 - 2000
The Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council (TAFAC), Member, 2002 - 2003
Appraisal Foundation's State Regulator Advisory Group, Member, 2002 - 2003
Education
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Winthrop College, 1985 M. Ed
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Appalachian State University, North Carolina, 1988 Ed. S. Educational Specialist Degree
Honors: summa cum laude
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North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1998 J.D.
Honors: cum laude, Law Journal: North Carolina Central University School of Law Review, , 1997 - 1998
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University of the State of New York, Albany, New York, 1984 B.S.
Honers
- Order of the Long Leaf Pine, 2002
- Larry A. Outlaw Excellence in Real Estate Award, North Carolina Real Estate Commission, 2016
- Educator of the Year, North Carolina Real Estate Educators Association, 2016
- Commencement Speaker as a Distinguished Alumni -- Cherryville High School, Cherryville, North Carolina 2011