Andrew D. Blum

Andrew D. Blum is a partner with the law firm of Tabat, Cohen, Blum & Yovino, LLP, located in Garden City, New York. For more than 30 years, he has focused his practice on matrimonial and family law, representing clients from throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, as well as in the five boroughs of NYC and Westchester County in divorce proceedings and related matters such as child custody and complex property division.

After graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from Union College in 1978, Mr. Blum earned his law degree in 1981 from what is now known as the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. He is admitted to practice in New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Throughout his career, Mr. Blum has had many opportunities to contribute his skills to various endeavors, including his service on the Nassau County Alternate Dispute Resolution Matrimonial Panel. In addition, he has taught since 1995 at The E. David Woycik, Jr. Intensive Trial Techniques Program at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Mr. Blum is often sought out by other attorneys for his advice and counsel on difficult cases, and the regard in which he is held by his fellow professionals is evidenced by his AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and his 10.0 "Superb" rating through Avvo.

Staying up to date on developments in his practice area is important to Mr. Blum. To those ends, he belongs to a variety of professional organizations, including the New York State Bar Association, the New York Family Law American Inn of Court, the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Matrimonial Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.