About NotaryCLT Services
Our Mission Statement
The mission of NotaryCLT Signings™ and Apex Mentorship™ is to raise the bar of professionalism in the notary profession by providing specialized education, mentorship, and real-world guidance. Through structured training programs including the Certified Estate Signing Professional (CESP) designation, mentorship initiatives, and professional partnerships with attorneys and estate professionals, we equip notaries with the knowledge, confidence, and ethical foundation necessary to conduct estate signing ceremonies with competence, reverence, and precision.
Our Vision Statement
Our vision is to elevate the notary profession to its highest standard by developing knowledgeable, ethical, and confident notaries who treat every signing with professionalism and purpose. Through NotaryCLT Signings™, Apex Mentorship™, and the Certified Estate Signing Professional (CESP) program, we aim to advance the field of trust and estate signings while empowering notaries to serve their communities with skill, integrity, and presence.
About Dean Williams, Owner | Author | Mentor
The Rare Charlotte Native
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dean Eason-Williams is one of the few true Charlotte natives in a city full of newcomers. After graduating from Garinger High School, he left the state to attend college in Tennessee and later built his career in Alabama and California before returning home to North Carolina in 2007.
Dean’s career spans education, technology, and entrepreneurship. He has worked as a teacher, college instructor, content team manager for a technology startup, website designer, SEO specialist, and small business consultant. These diverse experiences shaped his ability to communicate clearly, lead effectively, and help others grow, skills that now define his work as a notary professional, educator, and mentor.
Dean is a commissioned Notary Public under the North Carolina Secretary of State and the owner of NotaryCLT Services™, a Charlotte-based mobile notary and nationwide signing service. He is a member of the National Notary Association (NNA) and a Certified Loan Signing Agent through the Loan Signing System (LSS), along with numerous additional certifications relevant to the notary profession. These credentials support his work specializing in estate planning and real estate document signings, assisting attorneys, title companies, and families in completing signing appointments accurately and professionally.
Dean has also undergone rigorous professional evaluation through the American Guild of Notaries Public (AGNP). He voluntarily participated alongside notaries from across the United States and was awarded the organization’s highest credential, Master Notary Public, recognizing his advanced knowledge, professionalism, and commitment to the notarial profession.
In addition to his signing work, Dean is the founder of Apex Mentorship™, a nationally recognized professional development platform designed to help notaries build confidence, elevate professionalism, and grow sustainable businesses. Through structured courses, workshops, and a collaborative community, Apex Mentorship™ provides practical training in estate and trust signings, profile optimization, LinkedIn strategy, AI integration, and modern business development for notaries.
As part of this educational work, Dean developed the Certified Estate Signing Professional (CESP) program, an advanced training and certification pathway designed to prepare notaries to conduct trust and estate signing ceremonies with confidence, professionalism, and specialized knowledge. The program focuses on estate planning document familiarity, signing ceremony professionalism, ethical boundaries, and collaboration with attorneys and estate planning professionals.
Dean is also the author of From Trust to Transfer: A Practical Guide for Notaries Conducting Estate Signings, available on Amazon in Kindle, audio, and paperback formats. The book provides notaries with practical language tools, signing insights, and ethical guidance for navigating high-trust estate planning appointments.
Dean operates NotaryCLT Services™ and Apex Mentorship™ from his home office in Charlotte, where he lives with his husband and their three rescue dogs.
Family & Community
Dean and husband Jody enjoy cooking (especially grilling out on their self-built deck out back), playing Pokemon, and attending various events throughout the community. They enjoy the many events that Charlotte has to offer. One of the treasured activities they share together is working in the yard with earbuds playing various music. They purchased a home in 2012 and since then have completely renovated the entire two stories and the landscape in both the front and back yards. They both hail from a background in Information Technology so they tend to geek out on the latest gadgets and all-things . Alexa smart devices and over 150 voice controlled bulbs, plugs, and cameras are scattered all over the inside and outside. it seems their home is smarter than both of them combined.
The Pups, Executive Barkers
From left: Cassie, Casanova "Caz", and Cammie
These are the three rascals who make noise in the background sometimes during a phone call with Dean.
Dean Eason-Williams' First Book Is Available!
From Trust to Transfer: A Practical Guide for Notaries, by Dean Eason-Williams
"From Trust to Transfer: A Practical Guide for Notaries," is a practical guide for notaries who want to handle estate planning document signings. It helps notaries understand documents like trusts and powers of attorney, learn ethical ways to answer questions, and practice real-world signing scenarios and journal entries.
Available on Amazon in Kindle, Audiobook, or Paperback formats.
Whether you're a new notary or veteran, this guide will help you in your trust and estate signings.
Memberships & Certifications
Carolina Trust Delivery Agent Network by NotaryCLT
Are you an Estate Attorney seeking Notary Public Service?
NotaryCLT Services has developed a network of credentialed agents as a partnership with Estate Planners which removes a lot of the hassle in scheduling, providing witnesses, and so much more, helping the attorney streamline more of their practice while freeing them up to work with new or other clients.