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✨ About
About David Gantt
David Gantt is an Asheville-based Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Legal Specialist serving western North Carolina. In addition to work comp, David practices in the areas of Social Security Disability, Personal Injury, and Wrongful Death law.
He holds a BA in Economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978, and earned his Juris Doctor from Campbell University Law School in 1981. David was admitted to the bar for North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina in 1981. In 1984, he was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Since 1985, he has been admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Active in the legal community, David holds membership to the 28th Judicial Bar, North Carolina, and America Bar Associations. He has served as a sustaining patron and in the President’s Club for North Carolina Advocates for Justice. David is also a member of the National Association of Social Security Disability Claimant’s Representatives, and NC Bar Association General Practice Hall of Fame.
In addition to his legal involvement, David strives to consistently take part in his local community. He currently holds board membership with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee; life membership to NAACP; Governor Appointments to Employment Security Commission (2008) and Mountain Resources Commission (2010); March of Dimes Babies Walk (Chairman, 2012). David was elected to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in 10 elections since 1996. In 2016, he retired from politics after 20 years in office.
⚖️ Practice Areas
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Personal Injury
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Social Security Disability
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Workers' Compensation
Credentials & Experience
🎓 Education
Campbell Law School
J.D. (1981)
Law
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
B.A.
Economics
đź“‹ Bar Admissions
National Association of Social Security Disability Claimant'
Member
s Representatives
Member
Sustaining Patron
Member
North Carolina and American Bar Associations
Member
Member
Member
North Carolina State Bar
Member
Member
Member
28th Judicial District
Member
Member
Member
President’s Club- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Member
Member
Member
NC Advocates for Justice
Member
President'
Member
s Club
Member
đź’Ľ Professional Experience
Managing Partner
David Gantt Law Office 1982 - Current
🏆 Awards & Recognition
Best Lawyers, Workers'
Compensation Claimants Section
Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers, Workers'
Compensation Claimants Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Workers'
Compensation Claimants Section
Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Law Firm
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyer
US News/Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyer
Best Law Firm
US News/Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyer
Best Lawyer
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firm
US News/Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Lawyer
Best Lawyers in America
Lawyer of the Year, Workers’ Compensation
Asheville
Best Lawyers in America
MLK Humanitarian Award
MLK Association of Asheville & Buncombe County
Legacy Award
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
NC General Practice Hall of Fame
NC Bar Association
Lifetime Legacy Award
NC Conservation Easement Committee
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Law Firm
US News/Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firm
US News/Best Lawyers in America
Environmental Political Leadership Award
Sierra Club
Liston Ramsey Award
WNC 11th Congressional District Democrat of Year
Champion of Buncombe County Animals
Asheville Humane Society
Leaders in the Law
Elon University and NC Lawyers Weekly
Best Lawyer
Best Lawyers in America
Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award for Distinguished Leadership by an Elected Official
American Planning Association NC
Outstanding Elected Official
American Planning Association- NC Chapter
Minnie Jones Social Justice Award
Western North Carolina Community Health Services
Greenway Hero
Friends of Connect Buncombe
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
National Trial Lawyers
National Advocates Top 100 Lawyer
National Advocates
Best Lawyer
Best Lawyers in America
Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award
Martindale Hubbell
WNC Elected Official of the Year
Mountain True
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in NC
American Society of Legal Advocates
Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in NC
American Society of Legal Advocates
Stepp Labor Leader Award
WNC Central Labor Council
Environmental Excellence Award
Asheville Greenworks
Top 100 Lawyers in NC
American Trial Lawyers Association
Leadership Award
Sierra Club
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Top 100 Lawyers in NC
American Trial Lawyers Association
Super Lawyer
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Citizen Lawyer Award
North Carolina State Bar Association
đź“š Publications
- “Woodson Worker’s Compensation Case”
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyer Magazine