Margaret Washburn
Super Lawyers®Margaret Gettle Washburn, P.C.
Family Law Lawyers in Lawrenceville, GA in Lawrenceville, GA
Education
Legal Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1979
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Oglethorpe University, 1976
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney at Law, since 1996
Past Positions
- Municipal Court for the City of Sugar Hill, Chief Judge, 1991
- Municipal Court for the City of Duluth, Associate Judge, 2005
- Municipal Court for the City of Duluth, Chief Judge, 1985 - 2005
- Municipal Court for the City of Berkeley Lake, Associate Judge, 2018
- Municipal Court for the City of Buford, Judge, 2000 - 2007
- City of Norcross, Interim Judge, 1988
- Washburn & Washburn, Attorneys at Law, 1985 - 1996
- Margaret Gettle Washburn, 1983 - 1985
- DeKalb County Solicitor's Office, Assistant Solicitor, 1981 - 1983
- Lamb & Associates, Associate, 1980 - 1981
- Chief Judge Thomas L. Camp, Fulton County State Court, Staff Attorney, 1979 - 1980
Classes and Seminars
- Family Law Institute, Speaker, 2014 - 2015
- Some People Call it Love; Others Call it Stalking, Fun Facts About TPOs, Atlanta Bar Association Middle Income Divorce 2010 Seminar
- Mediation and Guardian Ad Litem Programs: Alternatives and Options in Domestic Matters, Key Issues in Family Law in Georgia Seminar, July 22, 1993
Published Works
Articles
- INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS FROM A DORMANT JUDGMENT ARE SUBJECT TO REVIVAL: HOLMES-BRACY v. BRACY, Gwinnett County Bar Association Newsletter, S17A1682; 808 S.E.2d 669; 2017, 2018
- FLESCH v. FLESCH, Gwinnett County Bar Association Newsletter, S17F1231, 2017 WL 3468517, 2017
- In the Interest of C. W., a child, Gwinnett County Bar Association Newsletter, A17A0084, 2017
- IN RE: ESTATE OF Emmett Taylor BOYD, A16A1632, 2017
- Marks v. Soles, Georgia Court of Appeals, A16A0723, 2017
- Christian v. Christian, Supreme Court of Georgia, S16F1160, 2016
- King v. State, Georgia Court of Appeals, A16A1144, 2016
- Sheffield v. Sheffield, Georgia Court of Appeals, A16A1135, 2016
- Judge Steve Franzén, Retiring from the Juvenile Court of Gwinnett County, But, On the Road Again!, 2016
- Custody Disputes between Parent and a Third Party, 2016
- SPOTLIGHT! Judge Carla Brown, Gwinnett County State Court, 2016
- Flory v. Flory, Supreme Court of Georgia, S15F1331, 2016
- SPOTLIGHT! Judge Patricia Muise, Gwinnett County Recorder’s Court, 2016
- SPOTLIGHT! Judge Rodney Harris, Gwinnett County Recorder’s Court, 2015
- SPOTLIGHT! Judge Robert Waller, Gwinnett County Juvenile Court, 2015
- JACKSON v. SANDERS: We Had A Deal…then We Changed It- Who Needs the Courts?, 2015
- Even Lawyers Have a Heart and a Soft Spot for MOM!!, 2015
- Lowry v. Fenzel, Ga. App., 3/9/2015: Even When Your Client Has Passed Away, the Ex Can Get into His Pockets, IF They were JOINT Pockets!, 2015
- GORDON v. ABRAHAMS, Georgia Court of Appeals, A14A1453, 2015
- KELLEY v. COOPER, HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY – OR IS IT?, 2015
- Mystery Bar Member-‐For those of you who guessed David Will, you are correct!, 2015
- SENTINEL OFFENDER SVCS., LLC v. GLOVER et al, WL 6613169, 2014
- IT'S THE HOLIDAYS! OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE, WHO HAS THE PASSPORT?, 294 Ga.783,757 S.E.2d 51(Ga.,2014), 2014
- Res Judicata Issues in a Divorce? Hardman v. Hardman, S14A1187, 2014
- PNC BANK v. TIDWELL, Wrongful foreclosure of security deed and breach of Contact, July 16, 2014, 2014
- Dalenberg v. Dalenberg, Attorneys Fees, The Family Law Review, Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia-Spring, 2014
- Sauls v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co, A14A0452, 2014
- BARKER v. BARKER, S13A1705, 2014
- Happy Valentine's Day. What have you done this past year for Love?, 2014
- City of Atlanta v. Mitcham, Georgia Court of Appeals, 2014
- Williams v. State, S13G0178, 2013
- The State Bar Law Practice Management Program, 2013
- Child Support Issue: Gross Income includes all income from any source, earned or unearned, S13F0715, 2013
- Valentine v. State, 2013
- The Triola Case: Court erred in Denial of Motion for New Trial in Divorce Without First Holding a Hearing, The Family Law Review, 2013
- HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, From Beethoven to Bradshaw; A Little Something for Everyone, 2013
- Even More Evidence Questions Under the New Code- Part 3, by: Professor Paul S. Milich, Professor of Law and Director of the Litigation Program, Georgia State Univ., College of Law, 2013
- More Evidence Questions Under the New Code- Part 2, by: Professor Paul S. Milich, Professor of Law and Director of the Litigation Program, Georgia State Univ., 2013
- Some Evidence Questions Under the New Code; Professor Paul S. Milich, Professor of Law and Director of the Litigation Program, Georgia State Univ., 2012
- HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL!" But-is it? Does your email admonition protect you? The case of Moriber v. Dreiling, et al, 2012
- SHAW v. SHAW: Lerch Principles Revisited and Judicial Comments in Bench Trial Prior to Final Ruling, 2012
- I want the Kids to Play Golf-and it’s on Your weekend: The Earle v Earle Case, 2012
- TPO’s: A Potential Way to Cure that “Alienation” of Affection by Your Citizen Spouse, 2010
- Judge Patricia H. Muise “The Environmental Judge of Recorder’s Court, 2009
- State Court Judge Pam South Waxes Eloquent on Football, Kids, Attorneys, and Her love for Gwinnett County, 2009
- Rosanna Szabo, Gwinnett’s first woman to be elected county wide as Solicitor-General, The Gwinnett Solicitor’s Office , 2008
- I Was Buying Liquor So Could Not Afford to Pay My Child Support and Did Not Get Busted for DUI - So How Can My License Still Be Suspended?!, 2003
- The Biggest Gorilla in The Forest, 2002
- Slip and Fall Plaintiff Prevails Against Home Depot, 2001
- Judicial Ethics-Survivor Island, Institute of CJE of Georgia, 2002
- Watch Out for Bill!, 2002
- Malicious Prosecution: Financial Institution Immunity, Nicholl v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, 1999
- Municipal Court Judge's Recertification Course, Traffic Law - D.U.I Update, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, 1994
- The Roles of the Guardian Ad Litem in Custody Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 12th Annual Family Law Institute, 1994
- Mediation and Guardian Ad Litem Programs: Alternatives and Options in Domestic Matters, State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section Newsletter, 1993
- Municipal Court Judge's Recertification Course, Traffic Law - Speed Detective Devices, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, 1993
- Gwinnett County Juvenile Court Program, State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section Newsletter, 1993
- Divorce and Child Support: Peripheral Issues for the Claimant, Workers' Compensation Law Institute, 1991
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1979
- Specialties and Certifications
- Current ICJE Recertification training, as per O.C.G.A. §36-32-21
Other Affiliations
- Council of Municipal Court Judges Training Council, 2016 - Present (Chair)
- Serve as Special Master by appointment by the Supreme Court of Georgia
- Criminal Justice Reform Committee; Probation Sub-committee (Member)
- Judicial Council Standing Committee on Education and Training (Member)
- Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Inn of Court (Master)
- ICJE Municipal Court Judges Training Council, 2015 - 2017 (Speaker, Instructor)
- Gwinnett County Bar Association Newsletter (Sr. Contributing Editor)
- Council for Municipal Court Judges of Georgia News Bulletin (Past Editor)
- Council of Municipal Court Judges Executive Committee (Past Dist. 9 Rep)
- Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia, 1998 (Past President)
- Gwinnett County Bar Association (Past President)
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- State Bar of Georgia (Consumer Assistance Program)
- State Bar of Georgia (Bench and Bar Committee)
- Statewide Judiciary Committee Civil E-Filing Steering Committee
- State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section)
- State Bar of Georgia (Member, Workers Compensation Section)
- Gwinnett County Pro-Bono Project Advisory Committee
- State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Mock Trial Competition (Coach, Judge)
- National Association of Women Judges
- State Bar of Georgia (Vice Chair, Local Bar Activities Committee)
- State Bar of Georgia (Pro-Bono Advisory Committee)
- State Bar of Georgia, Chief Justice's Committee on Professionalism
- State Bar of Georgia, Law Practice Management Program Committee
- State Bar of Georgia, Next Generation of Courts Committee
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Margaret Washburn |
| Firm | Margaret Gettle Washburn, P.C. |
| Address | 4799 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building J, Lawrenceville, GA 30044 |
| Phone | 770-874-5596 |
| Phone | 770-963-2828 |
| Website | www.washburnlawoffices.com |
| Website | www.washburnlawoffices.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |