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Donovan Potter, Sr.

Potter Law was created to provide effective and high-quality legal counsel to a diverse group of clients. Attorney Potter focuses his practice on representing individuals/families, businesses, athletes and entertainers in the sports, music and film/tv industry. Clients often want close and transparent communication with their lawyer and Attorney Potter prides himself on being a close legal advisor to his clients in developing practical solutions to ensure the best possible outcome for their legal matters. While being a former collegiate athlete, Attorney Potter graduated from Miami University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the Farmer School of Business and a second Bachelor degree in Kinesiology and Health. He obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. While in law school, Attorney Potter worked as a legal intern for the Business and Legal Affairs department of Black Entertainment Television, for General Electric (a Fortune 50 company) and also for the general counsel of Street Execs Management. After working in-house and in private practice for two nationally recognized firms, Attorney Potter started Potter Law, LLC. Attorney Potter has represented a variety of clients in the areas of business law, sports and entertainment, wills/trusts and personal injury. Attorney Potter provides fervent representation for his clients in their respective legal matters. He is an experienced litigator and transactional attorney. He has negotiated millions of dollar worth of settlements on behalf of his clients. For his sports and entertainment clients, he has assisted negotiating six-figure deals in the sports realm and in music and TV/film. Attorney Potter is passionate for all of his clients and provides aggressive, zealous advocacy to obtain his client’s full satisfaction. Attorney Potter is a member of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Gate City Bar Association and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. In his free time, he enjoys sports, live music, traveling and exercising. He is the father of two handsome boys and devotes his life to his family. Attorney Potter prides himself on being personable, compassionate and relatable to all of his clients. Committed to helping others and giving back to his community, Attorney Potter serves as board member of Grove Park Renewal, Inc., a neighborhood non-profit focused on providing true affordable housing. He is also a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. He also served on the Westside Atlanta Charter School Board for four years. Attorney Potter is also a youth football and basketball coach. RECOGNITION The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 - 2022 (Georgia) 2022, 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star 2021 GTLA LEAD Class PRACTICES Business Law Business Formation Business Dissolution Contracts & Negotiation Trademarks & Copyrights Outside General Counsel Sports Name, Image & Likeness Representation Entertainment Personal Injury EDUCATION University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, J.D., 2014 Miami University, B.S., Business Management, 2011 Miami University, B.S., Kinesiology and Health, 2011 ADMISSIONS Georgia Superior and State Courts Georgia Court of Appeals Supreme Court of Georgia United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division

Taylor Lonas

Taylor is licensed in Texas and Ohio and advises clients on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions. An alumna of the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Taylor is an advocate of equity for historically marginalized populations and is driven by a deep commitment to community impact and creating meaningful, people‑centered change.

During law school, Taylor was active in numerous organizations, including writing for the Journal of Consumer and Commercial Law, and a member of the Black Law Students Association, the Sports and Entertainment Law Organization, the Intellectual Property Student Organization and the First-Generation Law Students Organization. In addition, she received the University of Houston Law Center Distinguished Service Award (2024), was a Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD) Scholar, and was the recipient of numerous prestigious scholarships, including the Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Scholarship, the National Association of Women Judges Access to Justice Scholarship, and the Houston Lawyers Association Scholarship.

Current Memberships: Cincinnati Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section), Urban League of Young Professionals (Executive Board), Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati (BLAC), Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA), Black Women in Law (BWL), and Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (Mentor).

In January 2026, Taylor was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Gray Road Christian Academy. She is an active voting member of board initiatives including determining strategic vision, policies, marketing, legal compliance, and fundraising initiatives for the August 2026 launch of the educational institution.

Mia Guy

Mia Guy is an associate in our Tax Strategy & Benefits Group, based in our Cleveland office.

Mia earned her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. While in law school, Mia participated in the Community Development Clinic at the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center. She also served as the events chair for the Black Law Student Association and a Backus scholar for the JumpStart Program. In addition, she received the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Public Interest Law Scholarship and Witherite Law Group Making a Difference Scholarship. Mia graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University with a B.A. in African American studies, women’s and gender studies, and citizenship and civic engagement. She also spent the summer abroad studying the influence and dynamic of Black culture, literature and experience in Paris.

Skylar Luke

Skylar Luke is an associate in the New York office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Transportation and Space Group. Her practice focuses on matters related to the transportation and aerospace industries.

Ms. Luke earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as Executive Editor of The Georgetown Law Journal. She received her B.S. from Georgetown University.

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