Law Firm Overview

Asheville, North Carolina

Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury

Our law firm represents everyday working people who live in the North Carolina mountains. For over twenty-five years, attorney David Gantt has offered effective legal representation to injured and disabled clients. As a Board Certified Workers' Compensation lawyer, David works hard for his injured clients. He also handles a huge volume of totally disabled clients with their Social Security and personal injury claims.

Contact our Asheville, NC, law firm to arrange a free consultation. Our attorneys’ fees are contingent upon recovering damages for your injuries and disabilities. Our office is located in the historic 82 Church Street building, is wheelchair accessible, and is staffed by a responsive and caring legal team. We represent clients throughout western North Carolina, from Spruce Pine to Murphy, and Mars Hills to Marion.

David is deeply committed to improving the quality of life and legal system that the average working-class citizen encounters. His activism extends from his practice of law throughout various political and community organizations. Read more about David Gantt.

Our practice areas include workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, car accidents, trucking accidents, and wrongful death. Our approach to your concerns is honest and straightforward. We understand your finances may be strained as the result of your injuries or disabilities. We strive to provide effective and efficient legal services to lessen the financial burden on you and your family.

Contact our firm to learn how we can help.

Areas of Practice

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

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

Published Works

• Woodson Workers' Compensation Case, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Magazine, January, 1996
• Buncombe County Bar Newsletter (Editor), 1993-Present

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", 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

West Practice Categories

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