About Robert Wegman

Robert L. Wegman, PLC, is a Chesapeake-based attorney serving the Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Portsmouth, Virginia, areas.

Born on a military base in Ohio, Mr. Wegman grew up in a military family. His father retired from the Air Force. Consequently, Mr. Wegman lived on military bases surrounded by honorable men and women of the U.S. Military. Mr. Wegman attended Atlantic Christian College in 1979, and in 1981, he spent his summer training with the Marines in the Platoon Leaders Class Program at U.S. Marine Corps base Quantico, Virginia. He graduated from college in 1983.

After teaching for 5 years, Mr. Wegman decided to change course completely by applying for Coast Guard Officer Candidate School. After 4 months of training, Mr. Wegman was commissioned an Ensign and proudly served for almost 12 years. While serving many quasi-legal and operational roles during the aftermath of massive Exxon Valdez oil spill, he gained an interest in environmental law. He applied for the highly competitive and prestigious Legal Education Program, and was one of 4 selected to attend law school.

Mr. Wegman chose New York Law School in Manhattan where he was meritoriously selected to be an editor of the heralded Law Review. Upon graduating cum laude with his Juris Doctorate degree, he was transferred to MLC Atlantic and Atlantic Area commands in Norfolk and Portsmouth, respectively, where he served in the Legal Division as a Lieutenant Commander. While in the Coast Guard, Mr. Wegman was temporarily assigned to the Naval Legal Service Office, where he defended the rights of sailors and marines in countless Administrative Discharge Boards, Boards of Inquiry, and Courts-Martial, involving the most serious charges. He also spent 20 months as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Norfolk Division where he prosecuted felonies and misdemeanors.