Asheville Lawyer for Injured and Disabled People
David Gantt, attorney at law, has over 30 years of experience representing injured and disabled clients throughout western North Carolina. At the David Gantt Law Office in Asheville, he offers clients knowledgeable and compassionate representation as he pursues compensation and benefits for workers' compensation, Social Security disability and personal injuries.
Read more about attorney David Gantt by visiting his personal page, his work as a Buncombe County Commissioner or by visiting his attorney profile at the link below.
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Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. in Economics,1978) Campbell University Law School (J.D. 1981).
Bars and Courts
Admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court.
Affiliations
28th Judicial District , North Carolina and American Bar Associations; President's Club- North Carolina Advocates for Justice; Sustaining Patron- Advocates for Justice; National Association of Social Security Disability Claimant's Representatives
Family
Married 31 years to Charise Gantt, pharmacist at Blue Ridge Community Health Center in Hendersonville, NC
2 children
Brett Gantt- Married, UNC undergrad, NCSU PhD candidate in atmospheric environmental studies
Carrie Gantt- George Washington University law student- 3rd year
Political
Elected to Buncombe County Commission 1996 to 2008
Elected to Chair of the Buncombe County Commission 2008- present
Elected as Chair of Land of Sky Regional Council 2001 to 2004
Elected as Chair of Mountain Resources Commission 2010- present
Current Community Board Memberships
Asheville Airport Authority
Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
Life Member NAACP
Mountain Resources Commission 2010- Governor appointment
Past Community Board Memberships
United Way
Eblen Charities Foundation
Metropolitan Sewerage District Board
NC Employment Security Commission 2008- 2012 Governor appointment
Asheville Buncombe Community Relations Council
NC Advocates for Justice Board of Governors
Chair- Disability Advocate Section of NC Advocates for Justice 2008
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Parents Council
Pack Square Park Conservancy Board
President, Glen Arden PTA
Dean, People's Law School- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers
Publications, Honors, and Awards
Board Certified in Worker' Compensation Law by Board of Legal Specialization
"Woodson Workers' Compensation Case", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Magazine, January, 1996.
Editor of Buncombe County Lawyer Newsletter 1993- 1998
Charles Campbell Regional Leadership Award 2004
Circle of Excellence Award for Community Leadership 2005
NC State Bar Association Centennial Award for Community Service 2005
RiverWise Award for French Broad River preservation 2006
NC State Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award 2007
Friends of the River Award 2007
Super Lawyer 2009, 2010
Top 100 Lawyers in NC- American Trial Lawyers Association 2009, 2010
WENOA Sierra Club Leadership Award 2010
Speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars
"Why practice SS law?"- NC Advocates for Justice- October 2010- "WC Ethics" NC Industrial Commission- October 2010- "SS law for Paralegals"- NC Paralegal Association- September 2010- "Basics in Social Security Law"- NC Advocates for Justice- June 2009- "Basic Social Security Benefits"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- September , 2006; "Where do I find Social Security Rules and Regulations?"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- March, 2006- "Social Security Regulations"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- December, 2003- "Damages in Worker's Compensation Cases"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- October, 2003; "Ethics in Worker's Compensation Cases"- NC Bar Association- February, 2003; "Intro to Social Security law"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- December, 2002; "All Star Trial of Sex Harassment Case"- NC Bar Association- February, 2001; "Interpreting Social Security Language for Beginners"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- December, 1999; "Social Security Jargon for Beginners" NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- December, 1998; "Social Security Language Made Easy"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- November, 1996; Ethics in Worker's Compensation Cases" Wake Forest University-January, 1996; "Social Security Administrative Mistakes and Remedies"- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers- October, 1995. "Ethics from the Plaintiff's Worker's Compensation Perspective" Wake Forest University CLE- August, 1994; "Advanced Worker's Compensation and Ethics" NC Academy of Trial Lawyers-October, 1993; "Farmer's Right of First Refusal"-North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers-September, 1991; "Trying the Automobile Injury Case in North Carolina" National Business Institute- August, 1991.
Speaker at major government events
"A new sustainability index for WNC"- Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere conference- Asheville, NC- November 17, 2011; "Economics of the Blue Ridge Parkway"- Virginia Tech Symposium- Roanoke, VA in October 2010; Keynote on "Motivation and Inspiration"- NC Employment Security Commission employees- Charlotte, NC- October 2009 and October 2006
Environmental
Initiated conservation easement program that has preserved over 5,000 acres of Buncombe County farmland, ridge tops, and open spaces
Initiated ordinance to ban new billboards in Buncombe County
Initiated measure to protect 80 acres of land adjoining the Blue Ridge Parkway
Initiated resolution that stopped paved road through National Forest
Initiated Dark Skies ordinance that saves energy and limits light trespass and light pollution in Buncombe County
Supported 1st countywide zoning plan to protect mountains and communities
Supported storm water ordinance that reduces flooding and landslide potential
Supported creation and funding of 30 acre urban park in downtown Asheville
Supported measures to limit condominiums on ridge tops and steep slopes
Supported County law limiting new cell tower construction on mountain tops
Supported steep slope and ridge top ordinance to protect mountain slopes from over development
Supported zoning overlay designed to protect views on Blue Ridge Parkway
Supported ordinance to clean up junk yards, junk cars in Buncombe County
Supported resolution to create Craggy Garden wilderness area near Blue Ridge Parkway
Support recycling center for compost, construction waste
Support one of best land fill programs in North America
Support measures to clean up trash and garbage in Buncombe County
Prepared documents that help stop destruction of StandHill Mt. local park
Support Business
Owner of successful small law office, starting from scratch
Supported economic incentives for new and expanding local businesses
Supported fiscally responsible budgets in County
Supported created of Job Incubator project in partnership with AB Tech
Supported full funding of school needs in city, county, and community college
Supported successful $130 million election for funding of needed AB Tech
