Katherine M. Potter

Katherine M. Potter is a family law attorney in Milton, Massachusetts, whose practice includes divorce, adoption, child custody, paternity, and premarital and postmarital agreements. She also handles modifications, LGBTQ family issues, probate matters, estate planning and administration, and guardianships. Known professionally as Kate, she works with clients facing decisions about parenting, family relationships, and the management of personal affairs, including cases requiring court approval or continuing oversight.

Katherine earned a B.A. from Regis College in 1982, graduating cum laude, and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1990. Her education was followed by two judicial clerkships, first with the justices of the Superior Court and later with a justice of the Appeals Court. This academic and judicial background supports detailed legal research, courtroom preparation, and the analysis of family law questions that may involve both trial and appellate procedures.

Katherine spent 13 years representing the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, gaining trial, appellate, and legal management experience in child welfare matters. In 2005, she joined the Suffolk Probate and Family Court as an Assistant Judicial Case Manager. There, she managed court sessions, helped prepare matters for judges, and assisted lawyers and self-represented individuals with procedural questions. These roles provide direct insight into how family and probate cases move through the courts.

Katherine M. Potter serves on the executive board of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and belongs to Massachusetts legal organizations, including the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association. She has volunteered as Lawyer for the Day in Norfolk County Probate Court and represented children and clients through legal assistance programs. Her career connects courtroom work, child welfare experience, and service to people navigating complex family situations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of Katherine M. Potter
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
• Member, Norfolk County Bar Association
• Lawyer for the Day, Norfolk County Probate Court
• ARC Attorney (Attorneys Representing Children), Attorneys Representing Children (ARC)
• Volunteer, Volunteer Lawyers Project
• Executive Board Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Volunteer, Big Sister Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Regis College
  Bachelor’s degree

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