Attorneys

Attorney Profiles

Peter M. Potente

Mr. Potente’s primary practice area pertains to the areas of Business Law and Bankruptcy. Mr. Potente’s work includes bankruptcy representation of creditors and debtors, business entity formation, and legal representation concerning business and real property transactions. Mr. Potente has a business and finance background and comes from a family of business entrepreneurs. In representing his clients, Mr. Potente’s primary focus is to accomplish his clients’ objectives in an efficient and cost effective manner.

Prior to forming Lyman and Potente, APLC, Mr. Potente served as a Deputy City Attorney for the cities of Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City where his work pertained to real property and other related municipal matters. Following his post as a Deputy City Attorney, Mr. Potente worked as an associate for the Boss Law Firm in San Diego where his practice areas concerned the representation of title insurance companies and the financial and physical ramifications pertaining to the purchase, re-finance, and selling of residential and commercial real property in California and the underlying title issues created by such transactions.

Mr. Potente is a graduate of The Ohio State University where he majored in Finance and minored in Spanish. Following his undergraduate work, Mr. Potente attended and graduated from California Western School of Law in San Diego.

Mr. Potente lives in San Diego and enjoys running, hiking, gourmet cooking, the Rolling Stones, and being outside as much as possible.

Drew Lyman

Drew Lyman graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in Political Science. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Lyman served as Press Secretary and Legislative Aide to U.S. Congressman Cass Ballenger (NC-10) in Washington, DC. As a law student, Mr. Lyman was elected to Cal Western’s Student Bar Association, where he worked as a liaison to the San Diego County Bar Association. Mr. Lyman also externed in the U.S. District Court of Southern California for Hon. William McCurine, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge and interned for U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee Richard Kipperman.

In June 2006, Mr. Lyman was appointed Deputy City Attorney for the City of San Diego, where he prosecuted misdemeanors. Mr. Lyman successfully argued numerous motions and jury trials on behalf of the City. Mr. Lyman and his business partner Pete Potente formed Lyman & Potente, APLC, where Drew Lyman is President and Partner. Mr. Lyman primarily focuses on helping consumers file for bankruptcy protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Active in San Diego’s bankruptcy legal community, Mr. Lyman is a board member of the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum and Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy section of the San Diego County Bar Association.

Mr. Lyman is also a member of the American Bar Association; the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; the San Diego County Bar Association; and Lawyer’s Club of San Diego.

Wells Lyman

Mr. Lyman attended and graduated from The Ohio State University. After concluding his undergraduate studies, Mr. Lyman served as an officer in the United States Army in Vietnam, earning two Bronze Stars for valor and a Purple Heart.

Following his duty in Vietnam, Mr. Lyman earned his J.D. from California Western School of Law in San Diego. Mr. Lyman was admitted to practice in 1972 and specializes in Family Law and Bankruptcy matters.

Mr. Lyman has been an active volunteer in the Superior Court throughout San Diego County where he has served as a Judge Pro Tem for more than twenty years. He has also served as a Family Law Mediator for the Court, where he brings to bear his more than thirty-five years of Family Law experience.

Mr. Lyman is a former President of the Foothills Bar Association. In 2001, Mr. Lyman was elected to the San Diego County Bar Association’s Board of Directors. Mr. Lyman subsequently served as President of the San Diego County Bar Association in 2005. Mr. Lyman continues to be an active member of the SDCBA.

In his free time, Mr. Lyman enjoys playing his guitar, rocking out with his band, spending time with his wife, and volunteering his time for a variety of causes.