Ms. Potter's primary practice areas are general litigation and white collar criminal defense, and she is a member of The Battle Group, Spilman's high-level litigation practice group.

Representative Experience

• Handled a variety of criminal and civil litigation, including healthcare fraud, tax evasion, securities & wire fraud, cybercrime, firearms & illegal drug trafficking, and medical malpractice defense
• Supervised criminal and civil forfeiture cases, coordinating the sharing of assets with State and local law enforcement agencies and restitution for victims of crime
• Involved in initiatives with federal agencies designed to share knowledge and resources between academia, industry and law enforcement for computer crime prosecutions; served as a member of the National Institute of Justice Technical Working Group for Digital Evidence
• Worked closely with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations division and various drug & violent crime task forces
• Extensive work on a series of abusive trust tax shelter prosecutions, employment tax matters and money laundering/financial fraud

Government Experience

• United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 2006-2009 (Presidential Appointment)
• Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1992-2006
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Berkeley County, West Virginia
• Assistant District Attorney, Centre County, Pennsylvania
• West Virginia Public Service Commission -  Law Clerk to Commission

Education

• Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1981
• California Western School of Law, J.D., 1985

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar
• Pennsylvania State Bar
• United States District Courts for the Northern & Southern Districts of West Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Awards & Distinctions

• Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation
• West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow 2011
• YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree 2007
• Honorary Special Agent's Award — Department of Treasury
• Department of Treasury Chief's Award for prosecution of abusive trust cases
• Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Performance for prosecution of securities/wire fraud and money laundering cases

Affiliations

• Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
• National Association of Former United States Attorneys
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• American Bar Association
• YWCA Board of Directors

Other

• Speaker at various training events, community associations and summits
• Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittees on Cybercrimes, Law Enforcement Coordination and White Collar Crime