Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Overland Park, KS

A highly regarded commercial litigation attorney, Matthew T. Geiger is co-founder of Geiger Prell, located in Overland Park, Kansas. He provides representation to owners and companies in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area, including Missouri, in all manner of business and employment disputes. Mr. Geiger has developed a reputation as an attorney who can simplify complicated cases for judges and juries, including ownership disputes in private companies, shareholder oppression, enforcement and defense of handshake agreements, misrepresentations in the purchase and sale of assets, securities fraud, contract actions and business torts, insurance coverage, family wealth litigation, officer and director liability, and all manner of employment disputes.  His recent victories include a $14.7 million verdict in Kansas federal court, $3.9 million and $2 million judgments in Kansas state court, and the successful defense of a Missouri farm in September 2017.

Mr. Geiger also advises boards, audit committees, HR professionals and other law firms in the discreet management of internal investigations. His fellow professionals and judges have awarded him an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell on account of his excellent track record and superb ethics.

A recipient of a Bachelor of Arts in journalism cum laude from the University of Oklahoma in 1995, Mr. Geiger obtained his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1998.  He was note editor for the Oklahoma Law Review and a member of the National Trial Team, part of the school's Advocacy Competition Program. After graduation, Mr. Geiger joined the Kansas City office of a global law firm, where he gained significant trial experience. He is admitted to practice before all Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma state courts as well as before several federal district and appellate courts. Mr. Geiger's professional memberships include the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.