Meet Our Attorneys

Robert M. Galumbeck

Robert has previously been recognized in the fields of family law and criminal law as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine and has been recognized as one of Virginia’s “Super Lawyers” by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine since 2008. He is listed in Martindale-Hubble’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers with an AV rating. 

Robert has been a contributor and lecturer for continuing legal education courses for lawyers in Charlottesville, Roanoke, Richmond, Abingdon and Williamsburg in the fields of Criminal Defense (emphasis on Driving While Intoxicated), Family Law and Small Law Firm Practice. Since 2017, Mr. Galumbeck has been a regular presenter on numerous subjects at the Annual Southwest Virginia, September CLE’s. 

Robert has been involved in a number of high profile criminal cases and divorces in Southwest Virginia. He, also, has a large number of published and unpublished opinions from the Virginia Supreme Court and the Virginia Court of Appeals. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial lawyers. In 2012, Robert was recognized by Virginia Lawyers’ Weekly as one of 32 Virginia Leaders in the law. In 2022, he was inducted into the Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame. He has now been practicing law in Tazewell and Southwest Virginia for 46 years. He has been named as one of Virginia’s Top 100 Criminal Law Attorneys by America’s Top 100 (a non- paid award). He, also, has a large number of published and unpublished opinions from the Virginia appellate courts, including the following: Covenant Coal, Corp v. U.M.W.A., 244 Va. 417 (1994) [Business Law, failure to preserve objections], Dotson v. Dotson, 24 Va. App. 40 (1997)[Spousal Support], Hoebelheinrich v. Hoebelheinrich, 43 Va. App. 543 (2004) [Divorce, business valuation], Hess v. Commonwealth, 17 Va. App. 738 (1994) [Criminal, probation violation reversed], Dotson v. Commonwealth, 2000 Va. App. Lexis 493 (2000) [Criminal – felony child abuse reversed], Cantrell v. Commonwealth, 65 Va. App. 53 (2015) [Criminal, search and seizure, reversed in favor of accused], Commonwealth v. Keen, 2015 Va. App. Lexis 69 (2015)[Criminal, upholding speedy trial violation], Hicks v. Commonwealth, 2017 Va. App. Lexis 221 (2017) [Application of Melendez-Diaz to Person who received and opened blood vials], Lambert v. Commonwealth, 298 Va.510 (2020) [Accepting medical treatment may mean self administered drug].

Robert practices criminal law, family law, traffic law, defending drug and alcohol related charges, civil rights cases involving police misconduct, some estate and business practice matters as well as appearing before professional boards for doctors, dentists, nurses, contractors, and private investigators.