Mr. Potter is a native of Atlanta. A 1970 graduate of Mercer University, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy before returning to the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer where he served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review. Upon graduating magna cum laude in 1977, he joined Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers where he has practiced since.
His practice has included legislative and regulatory representation and defense of workers’ compensation and liability claims. Mr. Potter is past Chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of Georgia, a member of the Defense Research Institute, and a member of the Atlanta Claims Association. He is a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. He has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer annually since 2004, and as a Best Lawyer in America annually since 1999.
He is co-author of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Law and Practice, first published in 1981 and now in its sixth edition, which he annually supplements. He is Chairman of the Chairman’s Advisory Council at the State Board of Workers’ Compensation and frequent speaker at seminars.
Mr. Potter is an avid golfer, has served as President of Druid Hills Golf Club, and has served in almost every role at Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church.