Joshua Russell Woodburn

Joshua Russell Woodburn

4.7
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 22 years

Family Lawyer at Amarillo, TX
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support

320 S Polk St, #901, Amarillo, TX

About Joshua

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 30%

Collaborative Law

22 years

30%
Family 30%

Divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support (alimony), adoption, children’s rights, separation agreements, civilian and military divorce, marital property division, cohabitation agreements

22 years | 1,000 cases

30%
Child Custody 20%

22 years

20%
Child Support 20%

22 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 22 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2003

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

Woodburn & Watkins, L.L.P.

320 S Polk St, #901, Amarillo, TX, 79101-1429

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Joshua Russell Woodburn's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.7 /5.0

14 Client Reviews

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Posted by Tricia | January 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Professional, Knowledgeable, & Kind

Mr. Woodburn helped us obtain primary custody of our grandson. He gave excellent advice and fought for the best interests of our family. He and his staff were courteous and promptly returned messages via phone and e-mail during our temporary and final hearing proceedings. We would definitely hire him... again if needed.

Posted by Veronica | August 05, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Excellent divorce and custody attorney

Mr. Woodburn and his staff are excellent. He took time to listen to my concerns as a mother when it came to my divorce abd custody. When it came to my children, he and his staff helped to ease my stressful situation. They were always available to answer my questions or concerns via email or phone cal...l. I really appreciate the kind courtesy that they provided for me and my family.

Posted by Cindy | May 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Trust between us was paramount to him.

I have never had a reason to hire an attorney until my recent divorce. This was a frightening time of my life. I was suddenly in a situation I never envisioned—having to hire an advocate to fight for me in this most stressful event. I visited with other attorneys before having Josh Woodburn being ...recommended to me. Josh is a Board-Certified Family Law attorney which was very important to me. At our first consultation, Josh put me at ease. Trust between us was paramount to him. He was hard-working and compassionate to the extreme pain I was in. He answered all of my questions, knew the applicable law, and was aggressive in making sure my goals were reached. The easiness that I experienced was not limited to Josh. I found the whole staff to be easy to work with, professional, and kind to me as went through this devastating experience. I especially bonded with Christina who was amazing to help me. I am happy to recommend Josh Woodburn to anyone needing a family law attorney. Cindy

Posted by anonymous | December 06, 2018

By far the Worst Ever!!

After filling out an 8 page questionnaire, paying the consultation fee, sitting in the waiting area 45 minutes past the scheduled appointment time, (did not have another client in office or on phone). I literally sat down in his office for less than 10 minutes for him to catch a very disgusting attit...ude about my personal case. For him to toss my current orders back across his desk and state "Nope I'm not interested can't help you". I would not recommend my worst enemy to seek counsel from Mr. Woodburn. Absolutely the worst experience I have ever had with a consult appointment.

Joshua Woodburn

Replied last December 06, 2018

I am sorry that you felt dissatisfied with your consultation. My recollection of the meeting was that you were requesting an attorney to pursue a lawsuit that had little chance of succeeding. I felt that filing the lawsuit that you requested was frivolous, unlikely to succeed, and could potentially result in you being ordered to pay the other party's attorney fees. As such, I felt it was my duty to decline your representation rather than asking you to pay good money for disappointing results. I feel there is an obligation to provide an honest evaluation to all of my clients, even potential clients. I may have been too straight forward with my evaluation, if I offended you I apologize. I further recall that I refunded your consultation fee. I also disagree that there was a significant waiting period. If there was any delay in your appointment, this delay was a result of my attention to the needs of another client.

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2014

Top 20 Under 40 for Business Excellence, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce

2012

Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Partner, Woodburn & Watkins, L.L.P.

2002 - 2005

Associate, Law office of J. Anthony Michael

Associations

2018 - Present

Panhandle Family Law Association

President

2017 - Present

Amarillo Bar Association

Executive Committee

2017 - Present

Amarillo Bar Association

Board Member

2017 - Present

State Bar of Texas, Child Abuse and Neglect Committee

Executive Committee

2008 - Present

State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section

Member

2005 - Present

Amarillo Bar Association

Member

Texas Family Law Foundation

Member

Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists

Member

Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association

Member

2016 - 2017

Panhandle Family Law Association

Treasurer

2005 - 2019

Panhandle Family Law Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Grandparent Custody

The grandparents were appointed the managing conservators of the children and the grandparents were awarded the exclusive right to establish the residence of the children. The parents were awarded supervised possession of the children.

Contested Divorce

Husband was awarded the exclusive right to designate the residence of the children. Husband was awarded residence. The pension and retirement benefits were divided in a just and right manner.

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Education

2002

University of Tulsa College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1998

Texas Tech University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2018

Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

Characterization of Marital Property, Is it Separate or Community Property

2018

Amarillo Community Law Conference

Family Law

2018

Advance Family Law

Ethical Considerations In Smaller Texas Communities

2007

Advanced Family Law - Boot Camp

Drafting Pleadings

Publications

2010

Style Magazine Weathering the Storm

Languages

English

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