
David Gantt is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Worker's Compensation Law. A primary focus of his practice is Social Security Disability. He brings more than 30 years of experience to client representation in Western North Carolina.

At the David Gantt Law Office, we pride ourselves on being accessible to our clients. Our highly trained, focused, professional staff are skilled in every phase of social security disability and workers' compensation law. We are available and accessible.

David believes in leadership through action. He was Chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for 20 years. He is future-focused and industrious. Employing the practices he sees for Asheville's future, his office is solar equipped and living wage certified.
David Gantt, attorney at law, has over 30 years of experience representing injured and disabled clients throughout western North Carolina. At the David Gantt Law Office in Asheville, he offers clients knowledgeable and compassionate representation as he pursues compensation and benefits for workers' compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injuries.
David is an Asheville based Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation Lawyer. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife and two children. The Gantts enjoy hiking, camping, swimming and traveling. David and Charise Gantt are UNC-Chapel Hill graduates. Brett Gantt holds a Ph.D. from NCSU in Atmospheric and Environmental Studies and is employed by the Environmental Protection Agency at Research Park. Carrie Gantt is a Duke undergrad and graduate of George Washington University Law School, employed by the City of New York Legal Department. Basketball games at the Gantt household are lively due to mixed allegiances in the family. The Gantts are proud of the beauty and colorful history of their Western North Carolina home. Among the natural wonders near the Gantt’s home are Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain in Eastern America, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
P: 828-252-2852
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Education
Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1981
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1978
- Major: Economics
- Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity
Professional Associations & Memberships
- 28th Judicial District
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- President's Club - North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Sustaining Patron - Advocates for Justice
- National Association of Social Security Disability Claimant's Representatives
- The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100
- The National Advocates - Top 15 Social Security Disability Law - Since 2019
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina Bar; 1981
- North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court; 1985
Memberships & Boards
Past and Present
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
- Life Member NAACP
- Mountain Resources Commission 2010-2013; move to Past Board Memberships
- Asheville Airport Authority
- United Way
- Eblen Charities Foundation
- Metropolitan Sewerage District Board
- NC Employment Security Commission 2008-2012 Governor appointment
- Asheville Buncombe Community Relations Council
- NC Advocates for Justice Board of Governors
- Chair- Disability Advocate Section of NC Advocates for Justice 2008
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Parents Council
- Pack Square Park Conservancy Board
- President, Glen Arden PTA
- Dean, People’s Law School- NC Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Land of Sky Regional Council, Chair, 2001 - 2004
- Mountain Resources Commission, Chair, 2010 - 2012
Publications
- "Woodson Worker's Compensation Case",North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyer Magazine, January, 1996
- Buncombe County Lawyer Newsletter(Editor),1993- 1998
Pro Bono Activities
- Asheville Airport Authority
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
- Life Member NAACP
Politics
- Elected to Buncombe County Commission 1996-2008
- Elected to Chair of the Buncombe County Commission 2008-present
- Elected as Chair of Land of Sky Regional Council 2001-2004
- Appointed as Member of Mountain Resource Commission by Governor 2010-2013
- Elected to Chair of Mountain Resources Commission 2010 -2013 by Governor
- Appointed to NC Employment Security Commission 2008-2012 by Governor