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Division of Legal Services
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Kevin Potter, Administrator • Biography
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Kevin C. Potter,
Administrator
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Kevin Potter is the Administrator of the Division of Legal Services. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law where he graduated cum laude in 1981.
Mr. Potter brings a variety of experience from both the public and private sectors to this position. After a year of private practice he was elected Wood County District Attorney in 1982 and re-elected in 1984 and 1986. He subsequently served as Chairman of the Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission from 1987-1989 and Chairman of the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission from 1989-1991. In 1991 he was appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin by President George H. W. Bush. In that capacity he was the chief federal law enforcement official for the westernmost 44 counties of the state, directing both the office’s criminal and civil divisions. From 1993 to 2001 he was engaged in the private practice of law with the Brennan, Steil, Basting and McDougall law firm. He returned to public service in 2001 as the Chief Legal Counsel for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections where he served until his appointment to his present position with the Department of Justice in 2007. He also serves as the Department’s Public Records custodian.
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