James Houston Washburn

Houston Washburn was raised in Gwinnett County, Georgia where his parents both practiced law. Houston went to the University of Georgia where he studied Public and International Affairs and graduated with a Bachelors of Science. After college, Houston studied law at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School where he met his wife Brooke Puglise Washburn. Brooke and Houston share two dogs a black lab Boone and a golden retriever Baier. After being admitted to practice law, Houston opened his own general practice firm in Gwinnett County. Houston practices in most metro-Atlanta counties mainly in the areas of criminal law, traffic citations and DUI, personal injury, civil litigation, and family law. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees James Houston Washburn included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Selected to Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Houston Washburn - 2021 - Present Top 40 Under 40 - The National Trial Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About James Houston Washburn Included on the 2026Georgia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers list

• Founding Attorney

• Malone Law Firm, Law Clerk, 2011 - 2013
• Gwinnett County Courts, Judicial Clerk to Judge Robert Waller, 2011
• Languages
• English

• Georgia, 2014
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals

• Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2015 - Present
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - Present
• National College for DUI Defense (Member)
• Gwinnett Bar Association
• American Association of Justice