Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Paul Potter limits his practice to state and federal criminal defense.  He has tried numerous complex cases including, RICO, homicide, fraud, narcotics and forfeiture matters.  Mr. Potter has been and attorney since 1980 and is admitted in California, the U.S. District Court Central and Southern Districts of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Mr. Potter additionally speaks, reads and writes in Spanish.  He is an occasional contributor to the Editorial page of La Opinion where he writes on legal and literary themes.   

Mr. Potter is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, California Public Defenders Association, Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, and the San Gabriel Valley Bar Association.  Mr. Potter obtained his Juris Doctor from Whittier College School of Law in Los Angeles in 1980.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law

Representative Cases

• People v. Tallagua, 174 Cal.App.3d 145 (1985)
• Sanchez v. Superior Court, 131 Cal.App.3d 884 (1982)
• Dres v. Campoy, 784 F.2d 996 (9th Cir. 1986)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1980
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1980
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member)
• California Public Defenders Association (Member)
• Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association (Member)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
• Pasadena Bar Association (Member)
• San Gabriel Valley Bar Association (Member)

Education

• Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1980

Published Works

• The Justice System and the Non-English Speaking, The Los Angeles Lawyer, April, 1980
• Interview with Sen. H.L. Richardson, Forum (CACJ), March, April, 1982
• Published Articles in American and Spanish language press, 1972 - Present (in excess of 2000)
• Contributor: Editorial Page of La Opinion

Address

3852 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107-3940

Phones

(626) 795-0681

Faxes

(626) 795-0725

Emails

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