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.

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

Adjunct Professor

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

2019 - Current

Adjunct professor of estate planning.

Counselor & Attorney

Geers Law, PLC

2012 - Current

Life Essentials Workshop, Grand Rapids, Michigan

September 21, 2017

Urban Core Collective

Accredited Attorney

Veterans Affairs

State Bar of Michigan  # P75904

Member

Current

Grand Rapids Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Activities: Criminal Law Section

Michigan

Since 2012

• 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.

Q. Gave someone a puppy and was suppose to return if didn't want her and they gave her away and now they won't return her

April 12, 2024

A: Not sure anything can be done. Presumptively, this was all done verbally; you have nothing in writing. Generally, when you give someone something, it becomes theirs once they accept the gift. There are no "give backs" under the law. Nothing would prevent them from giving the dog away now or in the future unless there was some agreement in writing.

Q. What do the state have to prove if illegal substance found in Vehicle and driver nor passager was aware of it..yet both

April 12, 2024

A: Possession can be actual or constructive. Knowledge can be established with circumstantial evidence (e.g. if something was found on the dashboard, a fact-finder - the jury - can infer that you were aware of it.

As a very general proposition, a driver is responsible for anything in the car. So unless it's clearly the passenger's, the driver will be on the hook at least.

Q. My battery died in january, interlock device and now 3 months major violation just before my reinstatement hearing

April 11, 2024

A: No one - including your lawyer - can tell you with any certainty that you will get your license restored. The administrative hearing officers take a lot of factors into account. Most important, perhaps, is your ability to convince the hearing officer that you are and have been stone-cold sober over a significant period of time. Your interlock device issues will be a factor; your ability to convince the hearing officer that you in fact did not drive (or drink) during that time depends on your credibility.

Understandably, most people living in Michigan need a license to fully function due to lack of public transportation. However, the Secretary of State sees licenses as a privilege, not a right. Especially once lost due to OWI. I simply say that to suggest that when you do have your hearing, it pays to be deferential to the hearing officer and provide complete and truthful answers to everything. ... Read More