Brent T. Geers

Brent Geers specializes in helping people empower those they trust and provide for those they love. Brent has been an attorney since 2012, working with individuals and families to marshal their time, talent, and treasurer for the benefit of their children, family, and community. He is a Grand Rapids Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” honoree, and currently operates his own practice, Geers Law. Brent is married to an educator, who employs his services as a chaperon for various school functions. He is also his daughter’s father – a girl who will become a president, not a princess.

• Free Consultation
  Free consultations are available by phone only. I apply all other consultation fees toward subsequent fees for legal services.
• Credit Cards Accepted
  All major credit cards.
• Contingent Fees
  Blended contingency fee involves a reduced hourly fee and approximately 15% of the judgment amount.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  A reduced rate schedule is available to veterans with demonstrated income below 400% of the federal poverty line. A discount is always available to K-12 teachers and support staff, law enforcement personnel, and veterans whose income exceeds 400% of the federal poverty line.

Michigan

Since 2012

Adjunct Professor

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

2019 - Current

Adjunct professor of estate planning.

Counselor & Attorney

Geers Law, PLC

2012 - Current

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

J.D. (2012) | Legal Education

2008 - 2012

Honors: Deans List

Activities: Cooley Veterans Club

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.A. (2001) | American Culture

1997 - 2001

Activities: Resident Advisor

State Bar of Michigan  # P75904

Member

Current

Grand Rapids Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Activities: Criminal Law Section

Life Essentials Workshop, Grand Rapids, Michigan

September 21, 2017

Urban Core Collective

Accredited Attorney

Veterans Affairs

Q. What recourse do I have when my attorney lied to me regarding a hearing to rescind a temporary order that I did not agre

July 17, 2025

A: Sounds like a misunderstanding attributable perhaps to your attorney's inability to properly explain what was going on. It would be common for a new stipulated agreement to enter that an existing order would need to be rescinded, because you presumably want the new order and not the old order.

Q. Is it permissible for a family law attorney to be unresponsive for two weeks?

July 17, 2025

A: Really depends on the status of the case and the contractual relationship you have with the attorney. It is not uncommon in litigation for there to be stretches of time when nothing pertinent is happening in a case between hearings, and so yes it would be "permissible" for an attorney not to respond for two weeks. If however you know there's an upcoming court date or a motion has been filed against you requiring a timely response, then yes, two weeks without a response may be problematic.

Regardless if the attorney is in the clear ethically, if you are uncomfortable with this communication interval, then you should seek a new attorney.

Q. Charged with drugs found at friend's house. Can friend's wife's testimony help?

July 17, 2025

A: Here's the thing a lot of people don't understand because truthfully it's not intuitive: two or more people can possess one thing. Just because your friend's wife comes forward to see she possessed the drugs does not mean that the prosecution can't show you also possessed them.

You can certainly consider having her testify in your defense. But she'd be admitting to a crime by doing so - you can bet the prosecution will make that clear to her. Then it's a matter of whether she'll want to take a charge for you.