Peter M. Potente
Pete is the founder and CEO of POTENTE. He leads a team of attorneys and team members that serve businesses and investors globally. In leading this effort, Pete has worked with companies and investors from over 20 different countries that have sought to expand their financial and operational footprint into...
Juanita Mendoza
Juanita is an Associate Attorney at POTENTE and focuses on corporate, employment, and intellectual property transactional matters. She has experience assisting clients across a variety of industries with intellectual property licensing and protection, copyright and trademark registration, commercial agreements, and other general corporate matters. She is passionate about understanding clients’...
Swapna Vettiyil
Swapna is an Associate Attorney at POTENTE. She joined the POTENTE team in 2021 as a Law Clerk and has been a valuable asset to our legal team ever since. Swapna works on a wide array of legal issues and performs general counsel duties for many clients. She takes pride...
Grant Wasson
Grant is an Associate Attorney at POTENTE. Grant graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with an undergraduate degree in Communications and a minor in Sports Management. After graduation, he began working at a boutique lobbying firm where he represented a diverse range of clients on a wide variety...
Parker Pilati
Parker recently graduated from California Western School of Law. As a Law Clerk, she is excited to leverage her legal education to succeed in her role at POTENTE. Parker is originally from Northern California but moved to sunny San Diego after graduating college. She obtained her B.S. in Business Administration...
Ashley Willcox
Ashley just finished her first year of school at California Western School of Law. She is excited to learn and contribute to the team at POTENTE. Born and raised in San Diego, Ashley attended San Diego State University where she obtained her B.A. in Psychology. She currently serves as the...
Christopher L. Walters
Christopher is a lifelong California resident. He was born and raised in Orange County. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with undergraduate degrees in Integrative Biology and Religious Studies in 1996. He then obtained his law degree from the University of Southern California Law School in 1999, where...
Brenda Cartmill
Brenda serves as the Business Manager at POTENTE. As the firm’s longest-serving employee, she brings several years of experience in business management and a core ideology that effectively employing business practices and providing excellent service are instrumental in providing the best client experience. Brenda is a native San Diegan who...
Meg Kubo
Meg currently serves as a bilingual International Client Manager, supporting POTENTE's Japanese clients. Committed to helping clients who have a business in the US or are considering starting a business in the US, Meg incorporates years of dedicated experience in delivering unmatched support in areas including document translation, foreign correspondence,...
Lori Pauls
Lori has been serving a diverse selection of industries for over 20 years. As Controller, she tackles common accounting challenges and implements best practices and procedures to help promote steady sustainable growth at POTENTE. She customizes a plan and creates a roadmap to allow for simplicity, focus, and balance in...