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Potter, Bertram L.
Potter, Cohen & Samulon
3852 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107-3940
Phone: (626) 795-0681
Fax: (626) 795-0725
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Bertram L. Potter has been an attorney since 1940 and concentrates his practice in the area of social security disability. He is admitted to practice in California, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, the U.S. District Court Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Social Security Section and has lectured to colleagues through the California State Bar Association and the National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives. Mr. Potter has also been called as an expert witness in the California Superior Court and at Congressional Hearings.
Mr. Potter has also contributed his time addressing Support Groups for victims of Fibromyalia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He has spoken to the National Rheumatology Association and Kaiser Permanente. He also served as a Military Government Officer in the U.S. Army from 1942 - 1945.
Mr. Potter earned his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1940. He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Areas of Practice
- Social Security -- Disability
Representative Cases
West Practice Categories
Social Security -- Disability
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1959
- New York, 1940
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1959
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1959
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1959
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1959
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships
- U.S. Army, 1942 - 1945 (Military Government Officer)
Honors and Awards
- Chair, LA County Bar Association Social Security Section, 1990 - 1991
Classes and Seminars
- Various Presentations on Social Security Disability, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives (NOSSCR), California Applicant Attorney Association, 1985 - 1998
Pro Bono Activities
- Addresses to Support Groups for Fibromyalia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Kaiser Permanente & National Rheumatology Association
Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York,
1940
J.D. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA,
1937
A.B.
Major: Economics
Office Information
Address
3852 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107-3940
Phones
(626) 795-0681
Faxes
(626) 795-0725