David Gantt
Attorney
Location:
Asheville, North Carolina
Phone:
828-348-4107
866-707-5355
866-707-5355
Fax:
828-254-4539
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- Nursing Home
- Social Security -- Disability
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Workers' Compensation Law
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1981
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1984
- U.S. Federal Court, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education
- Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1981
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1978
- Major: Economics
Published Works
- Woodson Case Worker's Compensation Update, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyer Magazine, Winter, 1996
- Buncombe County Bar Newsletter (Editor), 1993-1997
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, "Social Security Regulation", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, December, 2003
- Speaker, "Damages in Workers' Compensation Cases", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, October, 2003
- Speaker, "Ethics in Worker's Compensation Cases", North Carolina Bar Association, February, 2003
- Speaker, "Intro to Social Security Law", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, December, 2002
- Speaker, "All Star Trial of Sex Harassment Case", North Carolina Bar Association, February, 2001
- Speaker, "Interpreting Social Security Language for Beginners", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, December, 1999
- Speaker, "Social Security Jargon for Beginners", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers- December, 1998
- Speaker, "Social Security Language Made Easy", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, November, 1996
- Speaker, "Social Security Administrative Mistakes and Remedies", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, October, 1995
- Speaker, "Ethics in Worker's Compensation Cases", Wake Forest University, January, 1996
- Speaker, "Ethics from the Plaintiff's Worker's Compensation Perspective", Wake Forest University CLE, August, 1994
- Speaker, "Advanced Worker's Compensation and Ethics", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, October, 1993
- Speaker, "Farmer's Right of First Refusal", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, September, 1991
- Speaker, "Trying the Personal Injury Case in North Carolina", National Business Institute, August, 1991
Honors and Awards
- NC Bar Association Leadership Award for Community Service, 2005
- Circle Of Excellence Leadership Award, 2005
- Charles Campbell Leadership Award, 2004
- Nominee, Pro Bono Award, American Bar Association, 1989
- Nominee, Pro Bono Award, North Carolina Bar Association, 1989
Professional Associations and Memberships
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Sustaining Patron, 1982 - Present
- North Carolina Bar Association, Member, 1981 - Present
- American Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member, 1982 - Present
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Sustaining Patron
- National Association of Social Security Claimants Representatives, Sustaining Patron
- Glen Arden PTA, Past President
- Toastmasters Speech Club, Past President
- Asheville Optimist, Past President
- Santa Pal, Past President
- People's Law School, Past President
- Asheville Jaycees, Member, Board of Directors
- Buncombe County School Foundation, Member, Board of Directors
- Twenty Eighth Judicial Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association, Member
- Buncombe County Young Lawyers, Member, Board of Directors
Past Employment Positions
- Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, Member, 1996 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyer for Pisgah Legal Services, 1989
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
