Mr. John W. Potter

Potter, John W. Associate potterj@jbltd.com 312-984-076
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John W. PotterAssociate
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Mr. Potter is a member of the board of directors for the Franciscan Outreach.He is currently the chairman of the Personnel Committee.Mr. Potter also manages one of the shelters on an at needed basis by acting as an overnight supervisor.

Professional Summary Prior to joining Johnson and Bell, Mr. Potter primarily represented plaintiffs the first five years of his practice.In the following five years, Mr. Potter defended the City of Chicago and its employees, including paramedics, doctors, firefighters, police officers and sanitation workers.Mr. Potter engages in an active civil trial practice, having successfully tried multiple jury trials, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.While with the City of Chicago, Mr. Potter worked on several high profile cases which were reported in the news, including: Miguel Diaz v. City of Chicago where Finance Committee Chairman Edward Burke reported to the Chicago Suntimes that the taxpayers got off with a "major savings;" Annie Beauford v. City of Chicago where a bus shelter blew over on the Plaintiff, severely injuring her; and Jackson v. City of Chicago where an allegedly intoxicated fire truck driver ran over and killed a motorcyclist.

Reported Cases

Finance Committee Chairman John Potter defended the $8.8 million budget, saying that the committee has kept expense growth to less than revenue growth.
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"Town employees need a human resource person available to respond to their needs," Mr. Potter said.

Finance Committee Chairman John Potter presented selectmen with the good news of a balanced budget at last week's selectmen's meeting.

John Potter was elected chairman of the committee.