About Attorney John L. Youngblood

John was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. As a military dependant, he spent his youth moving extensively throughout the United States and spent several years in Germany. He enlisted in the Air Force upon graduation from Satellite High School, in Satellite Beach, Florida.  He served from 1986 through 1990 before being Honorably Discharged. While stationed in Utah, he attended Weber State University, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science in 1993.

After graduation, John was accepted and attended law school at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Upon graduation, he moved to Texas where he became licensed in 1997. John immediately began working as an Assistant District Attorney in Henderson County, Texas. He served as a felony prosecutor where he gained significant experience as a trial attorney before leaving and working with a law firm in Dallas, Texas. After spending a year in Dallas, he returned to Henderson County where he married his wife, Beth, and entered private practice.  John and his wife are active members of First United Methodist Church in Athens.

Memberships include State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas, Henderson County Bar Association and Arkansas Bar Association (where John became licensed in 2006).