Robert Rutgers
Experienced Business and Litigation Attorney
- Act as general counsel/legal adviser to a variety of service and manufacturing businesses, including M&A, supply agreements, real estate leases and purchase agreements, employment policies/handbooks, contracts, financing documentation, terms and conditions, privacy notices, and compliance/governance documents.
- Represent businesses in complex commercial litigation, such as inter business disputes, contract disputes, shareholder/member conflicts, and employment matters.
- Aggressively assist individuals in contract disputes, real estate transactions/disputes, high conflict divorce matters and sales representative litigation.
- Very experienced in all forms of ADR, including Collaborative Divorce.
- Handle all matters with honesty, integrity and discretion.
- Marquette University Law School
- J.D. | Law
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- Hope College
- B.A. | Economics
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- Partner
- Varnum Riddering Scmidt & Howlett
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- Shareholder
- Rhoades McKee
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- Rutgers & Mackraz PLC
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- Owner
- Law Office of Robert Rutgers
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- Associate
- Varnum Riddering Scmidt & Howlett
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- AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale Hubbell
- Inclusion as Leading Lawyer in area of commercial real estate.
- Leading Lawyers
- Inclusion as a Top Lawyer in Grand Rapids in areas of corporate law and family law
- Grand Rapids Magazine/Grand Rapids Business Journal
- Jurisprudence Award in Taxation of Estates and Trusts
- Marquette University Law School
- Pro-bono Program of Western Michigan
- Participant
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- Michigan State Bar Foundation
- Fellow
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- Justice Foundation of West Michigan
- Life Fellow
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- State Bar of Michigan
- Member
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- Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Member
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- Michigan
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Credit Cards Accepted
All major credit cards -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
$350- $450 per hour
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- General Civil
- Sales Representative Matters
- Website
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