Jeff Geiger serves as President of the firm and is on the Board of Directors. He 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 has served as lead counsel and local counsel in dozens of trials in state and federal courts, appellate courts and administrative agencies. He concentrates his practice on:
- Business Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Legal Malpractice Defense/Legal Ethics Discipline
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 a "Leader in the Law" by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
Education & Admissions
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
Honors & Recognitions
Super Lawyers® in Business Litigation 2007-2024
"Legal Elite", Virginia Business Magazine, Intellectual Property, 2005-2019, 2024; Civil Litigation, 2022-2023
Virginia Business Magazine "Rising Star" 2007-2009
Affiliations
Professional
International Right of Way Association
Virginia Bar Association, Secretary/Treasurer of the Law Practice Management Division
Professional Liability Defense Federation
Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Eminent Domain Committee
News & Insights
Insights
ChatGPT - Just because we can doesn't mean we should, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, June 2023
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- Virginia Supreme Court
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News
New president installed at Sands Anderson law firm, Richmond BizSense, February 3, 2025
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Events & Speaking Engagements
An Adjunct Full Professor at the University of Richmond, Jeff teaches courses on legal ethics, social media law, cyberlaw, and intellectual property.
He also presents seminars throughout Virginia and writes on issues addressing litigation, eminent domain matters, and legal ethics. Recent presentations include:
- “Eminent Domain Law in a Local Government Practice,” Virginia Local Government Paralegals Ass’n Conference (Oct. 11, 2024)
- "Sands Anderson Annual Legal Ethics Update," (Sept. 26, 2024 & October 2, 2024)
- “Inverse Condemnation: Defining the Take and Valuation Issues,” Virginia Eminent Domain Conference (May 9, 2024)
- “ChatGPT – Can It Help or Hurt You?,” Richmond Bar Association (Oct. 4, 2023)
- "Sands Anderson Annual Legal Ethics Update," (Sept. 28, 2023 & October 4, 2023)
- “The Firm Retreat: Ethics,” (Sept. 26, 2023)
- “Lost Profits—How Does this Work,” Virginia Eminent Domain Conference (May 4, 2023)
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