Goldblatt Cohen & Legum PC

Goldblatt, Cohen & Legum, P.C. represents one of Virginia's oldest and most respected law practices, serving the Hampton Roads community for nearly a century. Established in 1927 and headquartered in downtown Norfolk at convenient location directly across from the courthouse, the firm has built an extraordinary legacy of legal excellence and client advocacy. The firm's longevity reflects deep integration into the Norfolk legal community and consistent delivery of results families can trust through their most challenging transitions. Steven M. Legum, the firm's lead family law attorney, brings over three decades of concentrated experience in family law matters. Steven has developed genuine expertise in every dimension of matrimonial practice—from straightforward uncontested divorces to highly contested custody disputes and complex property division involving significant marital assets. What sets Steven apart is his particular specialization in military divorce representation, reflecting the Hampton Roads region's deep military presence and families' need for attorneys understanding military-specific issues. Military divorce involves complications absent from civilian cases: military retirement benefits, survivor benefits, disability compensation, housing allowances, and the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act. Steven brings sophisticated understanding of these issues, ensuring military clients and their families understand how their service affects family law matters and how to protect legitimate interests in benefits. The firm's convenient downtown location reflects strategic positioning for effective court practice. Being directly across from the courthouse means accessibility for quick file reviews, last-minute negotiations, and responsive court appearance when circumstances demand immediate attention. This accessibility also reflects the firm's commitment to clients—being positioned for maximum convenience and effectiveness in Virginia courts. The firm provides flexible scheduling recognizing that family law clients often work demanding jobs and manage children's schedules while navigating legal transitions. Evening and weekend appointments upon request accommodate busy families' needs. The team at Goldblatt, Cohen & Legum maintains the highest professional standards while bringing warmth and understanding to client relationships. Family law matters are inherently personal, involving people's homes, their livelihoods, their relationships with their children. The team recognizes this personal dimension and brings empathy alongside skilled legal advocacy. Steven and his colleagues handle divorce, custody and visitation arrangements, child and spousal support determinations, marital property division, and all post-judgment modifications and enforcement matters with equal professionalism and commitment to favorable outcomes. The firm's additional personal injury practice provides broader legal knowledge beneficial in family law context—understanding how personal injury settlements factor into property division, how injury-related disabilities affect custody arrangements, and how comprehensive planning serves clients' long-term interests. For Virginia families, particularly military families, seeking experienced representation from a venerable firm with nearly 100 years of community roots, Goldblatt, Cohen & Legum offers partnership grounded in excellence and commitment to aggressive advocacy on clients' behalf.