Mark J. Nesselroad

J.D. West Virginia University, Law
M.B.A. West Virginia University
B.A. Davidson College, Economics
Law Licenses: West Virginia, South Carolina
Broker Licenses: West Virginia, Pennsylvania

Equipped with multiple degrees, Morgantown native Mark J. Nesselroad has based his career in West Virginia and worked on projects in several states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and South Carolina. From his time as an attorney with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC to his current position as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Glenmark Holding LLC, Nesselroad has been involved with, and represented clients in, numerous acquisition and sale transactions, totaling more than $255 million in financing, $23 million in acquisitions, $100 million in sales, and an endless number of leases. Additionally, Nesselroad has overseen Black Diamond Realty’s transactions from the perspective of the company’s founding and is a currently licensed broker.

In addition, Nesselroad has represented landlords in more than two hundred lease transactions from ground leases to stand-alone buildings, multi-tenant shopping and power centers, business and industrial parks, high-rise class A office buildings, and everything in between. Nesselroad’s wealth of knowledge and experience with sales and leases of land and buildings in multiple states, counties, and communities, in addition to the legal specifications that go along with each, give clients of Black Diamond Realty the advantage they need in achieving their investment and leasing goals in the local and regional markets.

Active in civic and charitable pursuits, Mr. Nesselroad is the Treasurer of Morgantown High School Foundation, Inc. (a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to fostering and enhancing the academic opportunities for MHS students and faculty), a member of the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, a member of the Morgantown Area Economic Partnership Board of Directors, and member of Morgantown’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan Update Steering Committee and Joint Vision Group.

“I develop commercial real estate solutions through innovation and expertise.”