Attorney Profiles

David Gantt
Asheville, North Carolina

Attorney
phone	(828) 252-2852 (800) 273-4002
fax	(828) 254-4539
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Areas of Practice:: Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff; 25% Personal Injury -- Plaintiff; 25% Social Security -- Disability; 50% 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, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1981
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1978
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
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 Taught:: 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, 1982 - Present; Sustaining Patron; North Carolina Bar Association, 1981 - Present; Member; American Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1982 - Present; Member; 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

The Law Offices of David Gantt represents workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, and personal injury clients in western North Carolina, including the cities of Asheville, Brevard, Hendersonville, Waynesville, Murphy, and throughout Buncombe County, Henderson County, Haywood County, and Cherokee County.