About Us

Margaret Gettle Washburn graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1979 and is a former state prosecutor in DeKalb County.  She started her law practice in Lawrenceville in 1983. Margaret is a Past President of the Gwinnett County Bar Association and is the editor of the GCBA Newsletter.   She is Past President of the Georgia Council for Municipal Court Judges and currently sits as Chief Judge for the City of Sugar Hill.

How We Help

Our attorneys and paralegals work to achieve positive results for our clients in all aspects of domestic and family law, workers compensation, personal injury and criminal defense.  This includes custody, child support, alimony and property division, trial preparation strategies and litigation, mediation, and meeting with families in times of crisis.  We obtain settlements providing financial security for our clients, including children who lost parents in accidents, a husband or wife going through divorce, and injured workers who still have to provide for their families.

Problems We Solve

Our most difficult cases involve the pain and emotion of real life situations, such as contested divorce and custody issues; or, a client critically injured in an accident, or has a work related injury, is unable to work, yet is still striving to provide for their families and to maintain a feeling of self-worth.  We devise strategies for dealing with division of high dollar estates in divorces.  

Results We Deliver

We provide professional and dependable legal representation in Gwinnett County and the surrounding metro Atlanta area.  My firm’s attorneys and staff work as a team to bring our extensive trial experience, legal research and writing skills, and other resources to achieve effective and efficient results for our clients.  Our attorneys have extensive experience and training in contested hearings and trials before both judges and juries and are determined to achieve positive results for our clients.

What Makes Us Unique

Our attorneys and paralegals have a comprehensive understanding in all aspects of perosnal injury, workers compensation and domestic law including trial preparation and litigation, as well as mediation and Guardian ad Litem investigations. We provide the legal services necessary in high dollar  financial and medical issues that our clients face in their cases.  Margaret has served as an instructor in continuing legal education seminars, including Family Law and Workers Compensation. This keeps our lawyers aware of recent developments in the law.  We are also very involved in community service and charitable organizations.  

What's Next

Our goal has always been to continue to provide the established professional representation to our clients that have made this firm the gold standard in legal representation in Gwinnett and the surrounding communities.  We strive to make our clients as happy and whole as possible, doing our best to remedy their difficult legal situations.  We ask you to call us at (770)963-1105 and we look forward to answering your questions and representing you in your legal matters. 

Publications

Margaret has been featured in numerous publications and news. Below are some examples.

• People to Know - Gwinnett Magazine
• ABC News
• Fox News
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution