James T. Potter is Chair of the firm's Litigation Department. His practice includes commercial litigation, challenges to the limits of government authority and all facets of complex personal injury litigation. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants at the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Potter is a past President of the Albany County Bar Association, a past President of the Albany County Bar Foundation, and served on the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates and Task Force on Eminent Domain. He is currently serving on the State Bar Association Task Force on the state of our courthouses.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Albany Law School and is the President of the Albany Law School National Alumni Association.

He serves as a voluntary Mediator and Early Neutral Evaluator for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. He also serves as Town Attorney for the Town of Bethlehem.

Mr. Potter was the Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Review. After graduating from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Domenick L. Gabrielli of the New York State Court of Appeals.