Joshua W. Potter
jpotter@pottercohenlaw.com
(626) 795-0681 phone
(626) 795-0725 fax
Current Employment Position
- Managing Partner
Bar Admissions:
- California, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Education:
- University of La Verne College Law, Encino, California J.D.
- University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (S.O.A.S), London, England, 1976 M.A. – Major: History
- University of California, Los Angeles, CA, B.A. – Major: Chinese Language and Literature
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR)
- Estate Planning Council
- California Lawyers for the Arts
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Pasadena Bar Association
- San Gabriel Valley Bar Association
- Past President, Social Security Disability Section
- Past President, San Gabriel Valley Lawyer Referral Service
Publications:
- Helping Fibromyalgia Patients Obtain Social Security Benefits, Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, September, 1992
- Wolfe & Potter, Fibromyalgia and Work Disability, Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, Vol. 22, May, 1996
Representative Cases:
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Continuing Medical Education – Navigating the Disability Programs, LA USC Hospital, 1999 – 2000
- Fibromyalgia, National Organization of Social Security Attorneys, 2000
- Fibromyalgia & Social Security Disability, FAME 2000 International
- Legal Fibromyalgia, USA Fibromyalgia Association, 1996
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Psycho-pathology of Some Medical Experts, 2015
- Pasadena Bar Association – 8 Doors of Social Security Disability, 2014
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Medical record security/ HIPAA and HITECH, 2014
- San Gabriel Valley Bar Association – Duty to Protect Medical Information, 2013
- Circuit 9 Conference – HIPAA and Medical Records Security, 2012
- California State University, Los Angeles – Social Security Disability for the VE, 2011
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Is Social Media Evidence? 2009
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Meet the Arthritis Family, 2006 and 2008
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Fibromyalgia Current Concepts, 2003
- FAME International Conference – Fibromyalgia and Social security Disability, 2000
- Legal Fibromyalgia – Fibromyalgia and Disability, 1996
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives – Fibromyalgia, 1995
- Lecturer, Fibromyalgia and Social Security Disability, NOSSCR
- Sept 2015 NOSSCR – Challenging Medical Expert
- April 2016 NOSSCR – Photographic Evidence
Languages:
- Mandarin Chinese

Current Employment Position
- Partner
Bar Admissions
- California, 1975
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1975 J.D.
- University of California, Berkeley, California, 1971 B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Pasadena Lawyer Referral Service, 1992 – 1998 (Board Member)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- San Gabriel Valley Bar Association
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR)
Past Employment Positions
- Jacoby & Meyers, Attorney, 1977 – 1981
- Binder, Katz & Samulon, 1982 – 1987
- City of Los Angeles, Councilman’s Aide, 1975 – 1977
Pro Bono Activities
- Board member and former chairman, Project Heavy of Los Angeles, 1976 – 1981
- Board member, Los Feliz Jewish Community Center, 1988 – 1995
- Board member, Pasadena Lawyer Information and Referral Service, 1991 – 1998
- Board Member, Temple Israel of Hollywood, 1994 – 2000
- Board member and former chairman, Hillside Memorial Park, 2004 to present
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Public Information Talk Regarding Social Security, Pasadena Lawyer Referral, 1998

Rebecca C. Padilla
rpadilla@pottercohenlaw.com
(626) 795-0681 phone
(626) 795-0725 fax
Current Employment Position
- Partner
Year Joined Potter Cohen & Samulon
- 2005
Areas of Practice
- Social Security – Disability
Bar Admissions:
- California, 2007
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2007
- U.S. District Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2014
Education:
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 2006 J.D.
- University of California, Davis, California, 2002 B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Past Chair, Executive Board, Los Angeles County Bar Association – Social Security Section
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- San Gabriel Valley Bar Association
Past Employment Positions:
- Public Defender Office, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Clerk, 2004
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Clerk, 2005
Languages:
- Spanish

wpfau@pottercohenlaw.com
(626) 795-0681 phone
(626) 795-0725 fax
Current Employment Position
- Senior Associate Attorney
Areas of Practice
- Social Security – Disability
- Employment Law
Bar Admissions
- California, 2008
- U.S. District Court Central District of California – 2018
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California – 2020
Education
- The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio 2007 J.D.
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 2004 B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Leibovic Law Group, LLP, Attorney, 2010 – 2018
- Disability Group, Inc., Attorney, 2008 – 2010
- Pfau, Pfau & Marando, Law Clerk, 2005 – 2008
