James Potter is the Chair of Hinman Straub’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. He brings over 40 years of experience in the litigation field to the firm’s clients.
Mr. Potter joined Hinman Straub in 1999. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner in the law firm of DeGraff, Foy, Holt-Harris, Mealey and Kunz, located in Albany. He began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Domenick L. Gabrielli of the New York State Court of Appeals. He has served as Town Attorney for the Town of Bethlehem since 2004.
Memberships
Mr. Potter is a member of the Practitioner’s Advisory Group to the Commercial Division of the New York State Unified Court System. He serves as a voluntary Mediator and Early Neutral Evaluator for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Mr. Potter is a past President of the Albany County Bar Association, a past President of the Albany County Bar Foundation, a fellow of the New York Bar Foundation and served on the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates, Task Force on the State of Our Courthouses and Task Force on Eminent Domain. He also served on the New York Chief Administrative Judge’s Working Group in E-Discovery and the Committee on Character and Fitness of the Appellate Division, Third Department.
He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Albany Law School and is also a past President of the Albany Law School National Alumni Association.
Mr. Potter was the Editor-in-Chief of the Albany Law Review.
