Top 15 Social Security Disability Law
Law Office of David Gantt
82 Church Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 252-2852 www.davidgantt.com
Practice Areas
Workers Compensation Law
Social Security - Disability
Personal Injury Motor Vehicle Accidents
BIO:
David is an Asheville based Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation Lawyer. He provides nearly four (4) decades of experience representing injured and disabled clients throughout western North Carolina. At the David Gantt Law Office, he provides clients with knowledgeable and compassionate representation as he pursues compensation and benefits for workers' compensation, Social Security Disability, and personal injuries on their behalf. David is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law, though the primary focus of his practice is Social Security Disability Benefits.
He enjoys spending his free time with his wife and two (2) children and one (1) grandson. The Gantts enjoy hiking and traveling. David and Charise Gantt are UNC-Chapel Hill graduates. Charise Gantt is a pharmacist at the Minnie Jones Clinic. Brett Gantt is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, holds a Ph.D. from NCSU in Atmospheric and Environmental Studies, is employed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at Research Triangle Park, and serves on the Apex Town Council. Carrie Gantt Tarkocin is a Duke undergrad, graduate of George Washington University Law School, and current student at University of Chicago MBA School.
Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. in Economics, 1978)
Campbell University Law School (J.D. 1981)
Admissions:
North Carolina State Bar, 1981
S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1981
S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1984
S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1984
S. Supreme Court; 1985
Certifications:
Board Certified Specialist in Workers Compensation - Claimant’s Law North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization
Professional Memberships & Associations:
28th Judicial District
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Associations
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, President’s Club
Advocates for Justice, Sustaining Patron
National Association of Social Security Disability Claimant's Representatives
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in NC, American Society of Legal Advocates 2013, 2014, 2015
Top 100 Lawyers- National Advocates 2014, 2015
Society of Legal Advocates- 2013, 2014, 2015
Top 100 Lawyers in NC- American Trial Lawyers Association 2009, 2010
National Advocates - Top 15 Social Security Disability Law since 2019
Professional Recognition
NC State Bar Association Centennial Award for Community Service 2005
NC State Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award 2007
Super Lawyer, North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine 2009, 2010, since 2017
AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, since 2014
Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, 2015
Best Lawyers in America Workers’ Compensation Claimants Section, since 2015
Workers’ Compensation Lawyer of the Year for Claimants in Asheville, 2017
S.News/Best Lawyers in America “Best Law Firms”, Workers’ Compensation, Asheville
Leaders in the Law Award by Elon University and NC Lawyers Week, 2016
North Carolina Bar Association, General Practice Hall of Fame, Inductee, June 2016.
Public Recognition:
Charles Campbell Regional Leadership Award 2004
Circle of Excellence Award for Community Leadership 2005
RiverWise Award for French Broad River Preservation 2006