Family Law

• Divorce
  Our legal education and experience is focused on providing you with sound and competent legal counsel in the areas of divorce and family law.
• Child Support
  “Child Support and Maintenance in Large Income Cases,” Kentucky Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Louisville Bar Association, 2002
• Child Custody and Visitation
  James is an Associate Attorney at Goldberg Simpson and a member of Troy DeMuth’s Family Law team. His team’s family law practice comprises of divorce, child custody, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, child support, and adoption.
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement
• Spousal Support
• Legal Separation
• Annulment
• Child Abuse
  Spencer J. Brooks is a Partner at Goldberg Simpson. His practice centers largely on family law, including divorce, child custody, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and child support. He joined the firm after spending six years as a staff attorney to two different Family Court Judges in Jefferson County Family Court. That experience has given him an insider’s understanding of the judicial decision-making process.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  W. Steven Middleton is a lifelong Kentucky resident. He graduated from Tates Creek High School in Lexington in 2007 and attended the University of Kentucky, earning a B.A. in Political Science in 2011 and his law degree in 2014. Mr. Middleton is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the Franklin County Bar Association, the Kentucky Justice Association (serving on the Legislative Committee and the Courts/Rules Committee), and the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (serving on the DUI Committee). Mr. Middleton is admitted to practice in all state courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States District Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and b the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
• DUI/DWI

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
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Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
  Following law school, Mr. Middleton worked as an associate attorney at the firm of Johnson Newcomb, LLP in Frankfort. That firm evolved into Johnson Bearse, LLP. Mr. Middleton subsequently joined the newly opened Frankfort office of Goldberg Simpson LLC in 2020. Throughout his career, Mr. Middleton has practiced throughout the Bluegrass Region and has vast experience in the areas of family law, criminal defense, probate/estate planning, general civil litigation, administrative law, real estate transactions, and appellate practice. Mr. Middleton lives in Lexington.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
• Trusts
  Hayden Justice’s practice primarily focuses on Family Law, which includes divorce, child custody, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and child support matters. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Justice worked in trust administration.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law