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Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Nursing Home
• Social Security -- Disability
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Workers' Compensation Law

West Practice Categories

Nursing Home, Social Security -- Disability, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation Law

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

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)

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

Classes and 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

Pro Bono Activities

• Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyer for Pisgah Legal Services, 1989

Past Employment Positions

• Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, Member, 1996 - Present

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

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Published Works

• Woodson Case Worker's Compensation Update, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyer Magazine, Winter, 1996
• Buncombe County Bar Newsletter (Editor), 1993-1997

Address

82 Church Street
Asheville, NC 28801-3622

Phones

828-348-4107
866-707-5355

Faxes

(828) 254-4539

Emails

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Websites

http://www.davidgantt.com