About Me
Meet the Attorney
Attorney Crystal D. Potts is the founder of Potts Legal, PLLC and is licensed to practice in Florida and Georgia.
While pursuing her Juris Doctorate, Crystal served as a Guardian ad Litem in the Ninth Judicial Circuit and a member of the FAMU Mock Trial Team. Crystal also held leadership positions at FAMU with the Student Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and the Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law Society. She served as an Assistant Editor with the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
Crystal began her legal career as an Associate Attorney at a private firm that focused on personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, employment discrimination, and business litigation cases. Crystal was also a certified Federal EEO Investigator. Crystal currently volunteers her time to serve as a Guardian ad Litem for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit to advocate for children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned. In 2018, Crystal was selected as one of six attorneys to participate in the Florida Bar Business Law Section fellowship program, where she focused on intellectual property.
In her free time, Crystal enjoys spending time with her family and Chorkie named Romeo, reading, and traveling. She is also very active at her church, New Life in Christ Enrichment Center.
Education
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Florida A&M University College of Law, Orlando, Florida
- Juris Doctorate
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University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Major- Bachelor’s in Journalism
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Minor- Communicative Disorders
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Certificate- American Sign Language
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Lincoln Park Academy High School, Fort Pierce, Florida
Bar Admissions
- Florida Bar
- Georgia Bar
- U.S. District Court of the Southern District
Community Involvement
(Past & Present)
- Head of Communications and Sunday School Teacher, New Life in Christ Enrichment Center
- 3rd Vice President, G.A.I.N. Professional Business Group, Inc.
- American Sign Language Interpreter and Sunday School Teacher, Faith Assembly
- Mentor, Raising the Bar
- Harbor House Certified Domestic Violence Advocate, Americorps
- Presenter, Treasure Coast Minority Business Expo
- Volunteer Attorney, Florida Rural Legal Services
- Volunteer Attorney, Dade Legal Aid’s Put Something Back
- Volunteer, Florida Guardian ad Litem for Circuit 19
- Workshop Presenter, Treasure Coast S.C.O.R.E.
Professional Associations
(Past & Present)
American Bar Association – Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industry; Business Law Section; Section of Intellectual Property Law; and Forum Committee on Communications Law
Florida Bar – Business Law Section (Intellectual Property Committee and Communications Committee); and Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
- Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers
- St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce
St. Lucie County Bar Association
Port St. Lucie Bar Association
Georgia Bar – Entertainment & Sports Section; and Intellectual Property Section
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Gate City Bar Association
