J. L. Pottenger Jr.
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law
(on leave, 2022–2023)
J.L. Pottenger Jr., is the Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School. His subjects include housing and community development, legislative advocacy, prison legal services, trial practice, landlord/tenant law, and professional responsibility.
FULL BIOGRAPHY
Education & Curriculum Vitae
J.D., Yale Law School, 1975
A.B., Princeton University, 1971
Courses Taught
- Housing Court Clinic
- Legal Ethics
- Legislative Advocacy Clinic
- Prosecution Externship
J.L. Pottenger Jr., is the Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School. His subjects include housing and community development, legislative advocacy, prison legal services, trial practice, landlord/tenant law, and professional responsibility. Professor Pottenger received his A.B. from Princeton and his J.D. from Yale.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Professor Pottenger Receives Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award
Professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 received the Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award on April 20 from the Connecticut Bar Association.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Clinics Mobilize to Provide Assistance During the Pandemic
The Housing Clinic and the Community and Economic Development Clinic have worked throughout the pandemic to ameliorate the risks to tenants and small business owners.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Clinics Aid in Affordable Housing Redevelopment
Yale Law School’s Ludwig Center for Community & Economic Development (CED) and Housing Clinic represented the Branford (Conn.) Housing Authority to help provide new and rejuvenated affordable housing in the town.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Advocates say proposed zoning measures offer Connecticut a chance to ‘right historical wrongs’
Hartford Courant
The Housing Clinic, part of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, is mentioned in a Hartford Courant article about efforts to reform geographic segregation within Connecticut.
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Appeal Brings Fair Rent To Court
New Haven Independent
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75 and Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law Richard L. Tenenbaum are mentioned, and Adam Kinkley ’21 is quoted, in a New Haven Independent article on developments in a landlord-tenant dispute involving a client represented by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Rent Q: Did She Vacuum The Hallways?
New Haven Independent
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75 is quoted and Adam Kinkley ’21 mentioned in a New Haven Independent report about a landlord-tenant dispute in which the tenant is represented by the Housing Clinic at YLS.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Health Organizations and Experts File Brief Supporting Eviction Moratorium
Students from the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (LSO) at Yale Law School prepare an amicus brief describing the importance of the national eviction moratorium in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Yale Law Clinic Students Help Small Businesses Navigate COVID-19 Pandemic
Connecticut Law Tribune
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law Jay Pottenger ’75 and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar are mentioned in a Connecticut Law Tribune article about students with the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization who are helping New Haven businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. Hannah Abelow ’21, Natasha Kahn ’21, and Jeff Schroeder ’21 are quoted.
Friday, November 22, 2019
How 2 Student Litigators Defeated a Veteran Attorney in Court
Connecticut Law Tribune
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law Jay Pottenger, Jr. ’75 and Shannon Price ’20 are quoted, and Nathan Leys ’20 mentioned, in a Connecticut Law Tribune article about a recent victory involving a New Haven tenant who was living with an infestation of pests. The tenant is represented by students with the Housing Court Clinic.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Connecticut Supreme Court Cites Housing Clinic Brief in Win for Tenants
The Connecticut Supreme Court cited a brief written by Yale Law School’s Housing Clinic when it ruled that landlords may not include “extraneous and irrelevant charges” in eviction paperwork, affirming that tenants of subsidized housing have a right to know how much they must pay to keep their homes.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Housing Clinic Scores Connecticut Supreme Court Win for Mortgage Borrowers
The Housing Clinic scored a long-fought victory for homeowners when the Connecticut Supreme Court's ruling in in U.S. Bank v. Blowers broadened what sort of bank misconduct mortgage borrowers can raise when defending against a foreclosure action.
Sunday, March 3, 2019
As New Haven children suffer lead poisoning, officials debate policy
New Haven Register
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75 and Amy Marx ’00 are quoted in the New Haven Register about the city’s response to cases of lead poisoning in New Haven.
Thursday, November 9, 2017
“Riffraff” Phobia Emerges At Parkside Hearing
Branford Eagle
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law Jay Pottenger ’75 is quoted in a report on a public hearing about a proposed low-income housing project in Branford.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Professors Pottenger and Wizner to Be Honored by Legal Assistance Organization
J.L. Pottenger, Jr. ’75, and Stephen Wizner will receive the 2016 Equal Access to Justice award from New Haven Legal Assistance.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Yale Law Students Help Foreclosure Victims With New Program
Bloomberg BNA
James Mandilk ’17 is quoted in an article about a new program launched by the Mortgage Foreclosure Litigation Clinic at Yale Law School that offers short-term legal support to New Haven residents facing foreclosure proceedings.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Legal-aid to close its lobbying arm at State Capitol
CT Mirror
Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law J.L. Pottenger ’75 is quoted in an article about the closing of the Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Lending Help
In the wake of the mortgage foreclosure crisis, a Yale Law School clinic fights for the rights of homeowners trying to stay afloat amidst complex and quickly evolving legal realities.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 to Receive Award from The Connecticut Fair Housing Center
The Connecticut Fair Housing Center, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that all people have equal access to housing opportunities in Connecticut, will award its George and Patricia Ritter Pro Bono Award to Yale Law School Professor J.L. Pottenger Jr. ’75 at the Center’s Civil Rights Award Dinner on May 29.