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Lee E. Potts

Potts Blacklock Senterfitt, PLLC • Austin, TX
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Contact

Email
firm@pbsattorneys.com
Phone
Address
Austin, TX, 78746, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
Texas1999

About

Lee’s practice focuses heavily on Mergers & Acquisitions; however, he has experience in a wide variety of corporate and securities law matters, including Private Equity and Fundraising Transactions, Debt Financings, and Lending Transactions, Commercial Contracts, Start-up, and Closely Held Business Matters, and Outside General Counsel Services. Prior to co-founding Potts Blacklock Senterfitt, PLLC in 2011, Lee was in private practice for over 13 years including over 10 years at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. Lee received his law degree with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law. Lee also received a Bachelor of Business Administration with High Honors in Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s Degree in professional accounting with High Honors with a tax concentration at the University of Texas at Austin. Lee has been selected by Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuter) as a Super Lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions. He was also named to the Austin Monthly list of top Austin Attorneys for Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Law. Lee was recently recognized as a member of the Texas Bar College. He has served in numerous civic and charitable leadership roles in the community including with CASA of Travis County, the Seton 50, the Westlake Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Austin, and Leadership Westlake.

Credentials

Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1999 | J.D. | Honors: With Honors | The University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of Business, Austin, Texas, 1993 | B.B.A. | Honors: With Honors | Major: Accounting | The University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of Business, Austin, Texas, 1993 | M.P.A. | Honors: With Highest Honors | Honors: Dean’s Achievement Award | Major: Taxation
Certifications
Certified Public AccountantState of Texas

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
The Texas Bar College is a professional society of legal scholars who are leaders in the Texas legal community and champions of legal education. Our members are committed to high ethical standards and improved training for all legal professionals., 2022 | The Texas Bar College is a professional society of legal scholars who are leaders in the Texas legal community and champions of legal education. Our members are committed to high ethical standards and improved training for all legal professionals., 2021 | Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2009, 2012 | Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly, 2009, 2010 | RISE Conference 2011, Quick Pitch Competition Panelist, 2010 | Austin Under 40 - Finalist Legal Category , 2010
Associations
State Bar of Texas, 1999 - Present (Member) | American Bar Association (Member) | Austin Young Lawyers Association (Member) | Board of Directors of CASA of Travis County | Texas Young Lawyers Association | Travis County Bar Association
Updated: May 25, 2026