Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Mandarin Chinese

Lawyer Overview

Joshua W. Potter represents clients in matters of social security disability and workers' compensation.  He began his career as a lawyer in 1981 and is admitted in California, the U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, the U.S. District Court Central District of California, and the U.S. Supreme Court.    

He is a published author, having written works relating to social security disability, workers' compensation, and their legal relationship to Fibromylagia.  Mr. Potter has also lectured on Fibromyalgia to the National Organization of Social Security Attorneys and the National Fibromyalgia Associations.  He is an occasional speaker for the Los Angeles U.S.C. Hospital's Continuing Medical Education program on disability.  

Mr. Potter has served as Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Social Security Disability Section.  He attended the University of LaVerne College Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor.  He also earned his Master's in History from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies.  Mr. Potter speaks Mandarin and has a Bachelor's degree in Chinese Language and Literature from the University of California.

Areas of Practice

• Social Security -- Disability
• Workers' Compensation Law

Representative Cases

• Key v. Heckler, 754 F.2d 1545 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1985)

West Practice Categories

Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, Disability, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Past President, Social Security Disability Section)

Classes and Seminars

• Continuing Medical Education - Navigating the Disability Programs, LA USC Hospital, 1999 - 2000
• Fibromyalgia, National Organization of Social Security Attorneys, 2000
• Fibromyalgia & Social Security Disability, FAME 2000 International
• Legal Fibromyalgia, USA Fibromyalgia Association, 1996
• Lecturer, Fibromyalgia and Social Security Disability, NOSSCR

Education

• Univ. of LaVerne College Law, Encino, California
  J.D.
• University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (S.O.A.S), London, England, 1976
  M.A.
  Major: History
• University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  B.A.
  Major: Chinese Language and Literature

Published Works

• Helping Fibromyalgia Patients Obtain Social Security Benefits, Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, September, 1992
• Wolfe & Potter, Fibromyalgia and Work Disability, Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, Vol. 22, May, 1996

Address

3852 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107-3940

Phones

(626) 795-0681

Faxes

(626) 795-0725

Emails

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Websites

http://www.disabilitylawcentral.com