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Zachary R. Potter

515 North Flagler Drive
Suite 800
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Yale Law School, J.D., 2001

Princeton University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1998

  • Florida
  • California
  • New York
  • Washington, DC
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts, Middle District of Florida, Southern District of Florida, Southern District of New York, Central District of California
  • Law Clerk, The Honorable Richard Cardamone, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2001-2002

Zachary Potter was one of the founding partners of the firm.  He has handled some of the largest family-related cases that have been filed in the last two decades in courts throughout the states, as well as internationally.  In order to maintain the privacy of his clients, Mr. Potter provides little public information about his practice and, instead, relies on word-of-mouth among those who are in need of his services.

  • American Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar
  • The New York Bar
  • The Washington, D.C. Bar
  • The California Bar
  • Palm Beach County Bar Association
  • The Susan Greenberg Family Law Inn of Court
  • Represented Sarah Pursglove in her divorce from internet entrepreneur Robert Oesterlund.
  • Represented Ashley Kozel in her divorce from Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Ltd. CEO Todd Kozel (and in the post-judgment trial).
  • Defended newspaper and opinion columnist in defamation action brought by pro golfer John Daly.
  • Defended television stations in defamation actions brought by the various subjects of their reporting.
  • Defended Fortune 500 transportation company in Florida and New York courts in large tort actions brought against the company.
  • Defended motor carrier in Federal District Court, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and in the United States Supreme Court in class action involving 25,000 current and former drivers.
  • Outstanding Barrister, Bar Association of San Francisco, 2005
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man of the Year, 2012