Verspoor Waalkes PC

Verspoor Waalkes, P.C. is a Grand Rapids firm serving West Michigan since 1983, specializing in business law, family law, real estate, estate planning, and litigation for small to medium-sized companies and individual clients. The firm offers experienced, practical counsel tailored to each client's needs across multiple practice areas.

About

Verspoor Waalkes, P.C. has served the Grand Rapids and West Michigan business and legal community since 1983, building a reputation for experienced counsel grounded in practical problem-solving. The firm specializes in representing small to medium-sized, closely held companies and handling the legal needs of hundreds of individual and family clients throughout the region.

The firm's practice spans business law, family law, real estate, estate planning, litigation, and collections. On the business side, Verspoor Waalkes advises on formation and corporate strategy, contracts, business purchase and sale transactions, succession planning, commercial and residential real estate deals, construction liens, landlord-tenant disputes, and business litigation. For individuals and families, the firm handles estate planning, probate administration, divorce and family law matters, civil litigation, and personal injury claims. The firm also provides criminal defense representation and mediation services.

Verspoor Waalkes operates from a downtown Grand Rapids location and serves Kent County, Allegan County, Muskegon County, Ottawa County, and surrounding communities throughout West Michigan, including Ada, Belmont, Cascade, East Grand Rapids, Grandville, Holland, Hudsonville, Kentwood, Rockford, Wyoming, and Zeeland.

The firm's team includes attorneys with deep experience across multiple practice areas. Ryan Huizenga, who joined the firm in 2011, focuses substantially on counseling small and family businesses on corporate governance, business disputes, succession planning, business formation, and acquisitions. He earned his law degree cum laude from Ave Maria School of Law in 2005, with concentration in business law, and developed his litigation and transactional skills in civil and business practice before arriving at Verspoor Waalkes. Other attorneys on the team bring complementary expertise in corporate law, real estate transactions, estate planning, probate administration, trusts, family law, civil litigation, mediation, and business succession.

The firm emphasizes personalized service within a small-firm atmosphere. Its attorneys provide experienced, timely advice and value-driven solutions tailored to each client's circumstances, helping clients make informed decisions affecting their families, businesses, and communities. Verspoor Waalkes invites prospective clients to call and schedule a consultation to discuss their legal needs with one of its attorneys.

Overview compiled from the firm's website