Thomas E. Potter is a West Virginia resident living in Charleston.  He began his practice with Jackson & Kelly in 1968.  Tom is now a partner and has for many years headed the firm’s Business Law Department.  Prior to Jackson & Kelly, Tom was a partner with Woodrow, Kizer and Steed.  He serves as chairman of Jackson and Kelly’s Executive Committee. 

For eight years, Tom was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates serving on its Judiciary and Rules Committees.  Over a 20 year period, he has represented business interests before the Legislature.

Tom is on the board of directors for Jackson & Kelly Solutions; co-chair and member of the board of directors for Advantage Valley, Inc.; chairman and board member for Business & Industrial Development Corporation of Kanawha Valley; secretary and member of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia, Inc.; board member and past chair of the Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce & Development; and past member of the Board of Trustees of the University System of West Virginia.    

Tom’s awards include Board of Editors, West Virginia University Law Review; West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce Young Man of the Year, 1968; Recipient of the James R. Thomas Volunteer of the Year Award-Charleston Renaissance Corporation, 1997; and Recipient of the “Spirit of the Valley Award” for leadership and volunteer work in the Kanawha Valley, 1997.