Since founding the Potratz firm, Nathaniel Potratz has had extensive civil litigation experience successfully representing mostly Plaintiffs in both state and federal courts on a variety of civil litigation cases. Nathaniel Potratz also has experience representing individuals and small businesses as Defendants in civil litigation. Nathaniel Potratz heads up the firm's personal injury practice, and he has played a central role in the litigation of catastrophic injury claims, motor vehicle accident claims, complex multi-party product liability claims, claims against governmental entities (including civil rights and police misconduct cases), premises liability cases alleging unsafe conditions on both public and private property, and business litigation involving breach of contract and related claims. Nathaniel Potratz is adept at handling difficult liability cases and has substantial experience using focus groups and multi-media presentations to obtain top results for his clients, in arbitration, mediation or at trial. Nathaniel Potratz is particularly experienced in representing groups or individuals who have been injured and victimized by corporations, individuals, and government entities. He has successfully represented numerous Plaintiffs in the newly evolving field of toxic mold litigation, as well as tenants seeking compensation for being forced to endure uninhabitable "slum lord" conditions at their apartment dwellings. Nathaniel has expertise in the firm's employment cases and has served as lead counsel on wrongful termination, breach of contract, employment retaliation, discrimination, and harassment cases. Nathaniel has had particular success in handling sexual harassment cases. Nathaniel believes in fighting hard for his clients, and understands what it takes to navigate the often long and winding road to resolving a case. His results on behalf of his clients are consistently excellent, having successfully obtained millions of dollars in settlements and judgments for his clients. He has also obtained favorable settlements or dismissals on behalf of individuals and small businesses he has represented as Defendants in civil litigation. Having substantial experience representing not just Plaintiffs but also Defendants in civil litigation strengthens Nathaniel's analytical and dialectical abilities in handling cases for his clients.  To fairly evaluate a case, Nathaniel believes in seeing the arguments, strengths and weaknesses from both the Plaintiff's perspective and the Defendant's perspective.  Nathaniel is a native of Fair Oaks, a Sacramento suburb. Immediately after graduating from Del Campo High School, Nathaniel attended CSU Sacramento obtaining a B.S. in Psychology in 1998, and immediately continued his education at U.O.P. McGeorge School of Law, graduating with honors. Nathaniel passed the California Bar Exam on his first attempt and has been continually practicing law in civil litigation more than full time (averaging 80 hours a week worktime) since admitted to the bar in 2001. He is admitted to practice law throughout all the courts in California, both State and Federal.