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Litigation

Dec. 4, 2008

Bertram L.J. Potter, 1917-2008

Lawyer fought for disability benefits.

By Sara Randazzo
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Bertram L.J. Potter, a Pasadena attorney who became a champion of the disabled by helping thousands of people obtain benefits from businesses and public agencies, has died at age 91. Sharp until the very end, Potter practiced law until weeks before his death on Nov. 21, when a heart attack rendered him unable to continue working.

Potter had a penchant for representing the underdog, and ove...

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