Potter, Cohen & Samulon 3852 East Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107-3940

Communication Center
Phone: (888) 442-0068	E-mail: bertrampotter@disabilitylawcentral.com
Fax: (626) 795-0725	Web site: http://www.disabilitylawcentral.com

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Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Honors	Affiliations
Representative Cases

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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.

Current Employment Position(s):

Partner

Areas Of Practice:

Social Security — Disability

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

Education:

Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1940

J.D.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 1937

A.B.

Major: Economics

Representative Cases:

I.I. (Elizondo) v. WCAB, 165 Cal.App.3d 633 (CA Ct. App. 1985)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Various Presentations on Social Security Disability, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives (NOSSCR), California Applicant Attorney Association, 1985 – 1998

Honors and Awards:

Chair, LA County Bar Association Social Security Section, 1990 - 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships:

U.S. Army, 1942 - 1945

Military Government Officer

Pro Bono Activities:

Addresses to Support Groups for Fibromyalia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Kaiser Permanente & National Rheumatology Association

Birth Information:

1917, New York, New York, United States of America