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. If your on felony probation in michigan, do you have a right not to get a phone by choice?

January 25, 2025

A: You generally are required to keep in contact with your PO. That roughly means that he or she should be able to communicate and hear back from you in a reasonable amount of time (think no more than 24-72 hours).

A judge will hold YOU accountable for this. If you choose not to have a phone, you should give them a number to someone who can reliably pass the message to you quickly. In lieu of that, your PO could have you come to the office on a scheduled basis.

Just remember, that if your PO tries to contact you and can't reach you, they can violate you. And your excuse cannot be "well my mom never gave me the message". It's you on probation, not anyone else.

Q. Can I come out publicly against an ex for abuse if they put a no contact warning against you?

January 25, 2025

A: I get what you're saying, but what is the point? The people who know or care already have their opinion about you and her; people who don't know, probably also don't care, and you "coming out publicly" won't win you any allies.

Think about it: your best case scenario in doing this is someone starts thinking she's a bad person. Your ex probably won't care what this person thinks, nor will what this person now thinks affect them.

Move on and let your ex be your ex.

Q. Full legal custody = full legal responsibility? Seems like an imbalance. Please explain. Confused.

January 19, 2025

A: Not at all! Children are entitled to support from BOTH parents. If you look closely at the child support formula calculation, you will see that both parents' income is taken into account, along with the number of "overnights" each person has. The formula is intended to put a child in a similar financial spot (albeit with one parent paying the other) as if both parents would living under the same roof and contributing.

Legal custody has NOTHING to do with child support. And you can't opt out of child support by "giving up" custody. There are public policy reasons against doing so, and is meant to ensure men AND women are primarily responsible for children they bring into this world instead of the tax payer. ... Read More