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Jeffrey Hamilton Geiger

Shareholder

  • Richmond
  • Fredericksburg

P: (804) 783-7248

F: (804) 783-7291

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jgeiger@sandsanderson.com

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Practices

  • Appellate
  • Litigation
  • Eminent Domain
  • Government
  • Professional Liability Defense
  • Intellectual Property

Industries

  • Privately Held & Small Business
  • Professional Services
  • Government
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Biography

An AV rated lawyer, Jeff Geiger serves as Firm Counsel and on the Board of Directors. Jeff served as the firm’s Litigation Group Leader for over a decade prior to being elected to the Board by his fellow shareholders in 2018. Jeff concentrates his practice on:

  • Business Litigation
  • Eminent Domain
  • Legal Malpractice Defense/Legal Ethics Discipline
  • Appeals

Virginia Business magazine has listed Jeff as being among the Virginia Business Legal Elite, as selected by his peers, since 2005. In addition, Jeff has been listed among Virginia’s Super Lawyers® and was named in 2013 a “Leader in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

Jeff has served as lead counsel and local counsel in dozens of trials in state and federal courts, appellate courts and administrative agencies.


Recognition

  • Virginia Business magazine "Legal Elite" in Intellectual Property
    2005 - 2019
  • Virginia Business magazine "Rising Star"
    2007 - 2009
  • "Super Lawyers®"
    2007-2022

Background

Education

  • College of William & Mary
    B.A., 1992
  • College of William & Mary
    J.D., 1996

Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia

Involvement

Speaking Engagements

  • An Adjunct Full Professor at the University of Richmond, Jeff teaches courses on:
    Legal ethics, social media law, cyberlaw, and intellectual property.
  • Jeff presents seminars throughout Virginia and writes on issues addressing:
    Litigation, eminent domain matters, and legal ethics.

Publications

News by Jeffrey Hamilton Geiger

  • Legal Ethics Update: The Virginia Supreme Court Approves Acceptance of Cryptocurrency as an Advance Payment for Legal Services
  • Legal Ethics Update: The Virginia Supreme Court Approves Practice of “Replying All” in Email Communications that Includes Represented Parties
  • Statistics on Virginia’s Discipline of Lawyers: Fiscal Years 2020-2022
  • Handling Construction Changes During the Eminent Domain Process
  • So Your Client Lost at Trial: What Are Your Ethical Obligations With Respect to a Civil Appeal?
  • Virginia Court of Appeals: From Inception to Expansion
  • Expanded Civil Jurisdiction of the Virginia Court of Appeals
  • Legal Ethics: In-House Counsel and Sex with the Corporate “Client”
  • Statistics on Virginia’s Discipline of Lawyers (Fiscal Year 2021)
  • On Lawyer Communication
  • Statistics on Virginia’s Discipline of Lawyers (Fiscal Years 2019 & 2020)
  • Virginia Supreme Court Confirms There Is No Private Cause of Action Under the Virginia Relocation Assistance Act
  • Lawyer Professionalism: To Whom Much is Given….
  • Proposed Change to Deposition Designations and Objections in Condemnation Pretrial Order in Virginia
  • Fall 2019 Legal Ethics Courses: A Shameless Plug
  • Knick v. Township of Scott: Opening the Federal Court Doors to Takings Claims Against State and Local Governments
  • Fairness in the Adversary Process (Part Two): Lawyers and False Statements of Law to the Court
  • Fairness in the Adversary Process (Part One): Lawyers and the Discovery of the Truth
  • Communicating with Other Lawyers and Third Parties: Ensuring Respect and Civility
  • Survey of Discipline of Practitioners by the USPTO in 2018
  • Reporting Pro Bono Service by Virginia Lawyers
  • Dwyer v. Town of Culpeper: Final Orders and Virginia Condemnation Law
  • How to Select Your Trademark in a Crowded Field
  • Revision of Pretrial Orders in Virginia Eminent Domain Cases: Why it Matters
  • Virginia Confirms the Unremarkable Proposition that the Government Can’t Intentionally Flood a Grocery Store with Raw Sewage: Part One

News About Jeffrey Hamilton Geiger

  • Sands Anderson Shareholders Ratify 2023 Board of Directors
  • Twenty-One Sands Anderson Attorneys Named to 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers®
  • Sands Anderson Approves 2022 Board of Directors
  • Nineteen Sands Anderson Attorneys Named to 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers®
  • Eighteen Sands Anderson Attorneys Named to 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers®
  • Sands Anderson Confirms 2020 Board of Directors
  • Forty Sands Anderson Lawyers Named to 2019 Virginia Business Legal Elite
  • Sands Anderson Local Government Attorneys Awarded LGA Special Projects Award
  • Twenty Sands Anderson Attorneys Included in 2019 Super Lawyers® List
  • Thirty-One Sands Anderson Lawyers Named to 2018 Virginia Business Legal Elite
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