Nancy E. Potter

Associate

Nancy E. Potter is an attorney at McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. in our Western Pennsylvania office located in Pittsburgh. Nancy’s practice includes cases in all major areas of education advocacy, with a focus on special education and enforcing the education rights of the most vulnerable students. Nancy provides legal representation to students and families from early intervention through post-secondary education in the areas of special education, education civil rights, student discipline, and enrollment of special populations. She provides training, advocacy materials and technical assistance on education law to parent and student groups, lawyers, activists and service providers and is a frequent guest lecturer at area universities and law schools. Nancy graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University. She served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Oliver J. Lobaugh. Prior to joining MLO, Nancy was a supervising attorney at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights were she led a team working to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation’s schools. Nancy also previously worked as a staff attorney at the Education Law Center and represented abused, neglected and at-risk youth at KidsVoice.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Juris Doctor
• Oklahoma State University, Bachelor of Science

Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• The Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania

Practice Areas

• Special Education
• Student Discipline
• Education Civil Rights