B. Emory Potter

Biography

Emory Potter is a construction, commercial and civil litigation attorney with extensive trial experience. His specialties include materialman’s lien practice, bond work related to construction, creditors’ rights, and commercial collections, handling a large volume of litigation from initiation of suit through post-judgment collection. He has worked on all aspects of lien law, state bond claims, and Miller Act claims. Mr. Potter has successfully pursued and recovered on claims against both cities and counties in Georgia directly where bonding requirements were not met in the initial contracting process.

From 1992 through 1994, he served as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Chamblee where he conducted trials of misdemeanors and city ordinance violation, held probable cause hearings, and reviewed and issued search warrants. Since 2009, Mr. Potter has acted as a Special Master for the Superior Court of Fulton County where he is asked to assist the Court with property disputes, quiet title actions, and other matters that the Court deems warrant special attention.

He founded and served as the Charter Chair of the Creditors’ Rights Section of the State Bar of Georgia, which has since grown to be one of the largest sections of the Bar with several hundred members. Mr. Potter has served as Chair of the Younger Members Section, as a member of the Executive Council of the Creditors’ Rights Section, Chair of the Nominating Committee, and on the Board of Governors of The Commercial Law League of America [CLLA]. As a member of the CLLA, he has presented programs on topics relating to construction litigation, lien and bond issues, general litigation, and worker’s compensation premium issues at national meetings. Mr. Potter also presented at the annual symposium of the DePaul University College of Law on materialmen’s lien law throughout the United States and served as a moderator. He is also an associate member of the International Association of Commercial Collectors.

Mr. Potter has served as an attorney coach for the Wesleyan HS Mock trial team since 2007, helping them to win three region championships over that time. Mr. Potter is active in Simpsonwood United Methodist Church where he presently acts as a Trustee. He and his son have been involved in US Taido Karate for the past seven years as regular participants.

Mr. Potter earned his J.D. at Georgia State University College of Law and was an associate editor of the Georgia State University Law Review and a member of Delta Theta Phi. He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Auburn University. Mr. Potter is admitted to practice in Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

• Georgia State University College of Law, J.D.
• Auburn University, B.S.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

In the News

• 2/10/2014 - Emory Potter Presenting at CLLA Legislative Summit
• 6/20/2013 - Emory Potter Presenting at Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting
• 6/18/2013 - Emory Potter appointed to Grievances and Arbitration Committee – Commercial Law League of America
• 5/9/2013 - Emory Potter presented CLE on Collection Law
• 1/15/2013 - GSH Adds Three New Attorneys to the Atlanta Office