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Robert P. Cooper

Business, Real Estate, and Estate Planning Attorney 

Of Counsel

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616-235-8802

616-284-3067

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Roy Vizcarra, Paralegal

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616-284-3062

Robert ‘Bob’ Cooper has practiced law for over 40 years, helping family-owned businesses with their business, real estate, and estate planning legal needs. He works with many companies as their “in-house” counsel and is a part of the Hilger Hammond firm in the same capacity.

“Of counsel” means that while Bob does not participate in the firm’s business operating decisions, he can assist firm clients in his practice areas. At a time when many lawyers have scaled back their practices or retired altogether, Bob plans to remain active and passionate in helping satisfy client legal service needs.

Bob’s only hobby is the pursuit of the game invented by the Scots, which Robin Williams described as trying to hit a small ball at your feet with a curved stick into a gopher hole located hundreds of yards away in an area guarded by trees, bushes, sand pits, and ponds.

    Education

     

    Hope College

    Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude

    Holland, MI

     

    Penn State

    Dickinson School of Law

    J.D., magna cum laude

    State College, PA

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    Bar Admissions

    • Michigan

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

    • American Bar Association
    • State Bar of Michigan
    • Grand Rapids Bar Association
      • 2025 Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers, Construction Law
      • Phi Beta Kappa
      • Allan Kinney Award for Economics

      Recent publications from the Hilger Hammond Blog:

      New Legal Challenges to FTC Non-Compete Ban

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      On August 20, 2024, a federal district judge in Texas issued a ruling blocking implementation of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule banning non-compete agreements on a nationwide basis; concluding that the FTC lacked statutory authority to promulgate the Rule. Learn more about what this ruling means for Michigan

      Hilger Hammond Attorneys Ben Hammond, Ron Reynolds, Aileen Leipprandt, Jill Miller, and Stacey Knowles pose together at the State Bar of Michigan's Reap Property Law Section (RPLS) 2024 summer conference where attorney Ron Reynolds won a prestigious award recognizing his many years of service in Michigan property and eminent domain law.

      Michigan Real Property Law Section: Summer Conference – 2024

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      The State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section (RPLS) Summer Conference was held July 17-20 at the Grand Traverse Resort. Hundreds of lawyers from across the state met at the annual conference to discuss significant legal issues including 5 attorneys from Hilger Hammond: Ben Hammond, Aileen Leipprandt, Stacey

      A man is slipping and falling near a 'caution: wet floor' sign

      Michigan Overturns Open & Obvious Law

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      New changes to the Michigan Open & Obvious Law leave Michigan property owners open to more liability lawsuits. Learn more about the comparative fault doctrine and how to protect your business.