About Heidi Geiger
Heidi Geiger is originally from the Midwest, but has resided in Metro Atlanta since 1990. Ms. Geiger attended the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, majored in Psychology, and graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Ms. Geiger attended Georgia State University College of Law beginning in 1992 and graduating in 1995. While in law school, Ms. Geiger was on traveling teams for both Moot Court and Student Trial Lawyers Association. Also, while attending law school, Ms. Geiger clerked at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, a 250+ attorney law firm headquartered in Minneapolis with other offices throughout the United States including Atlanta. Ms. Geiger also had the opportunity of interning with Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears.
Upon graduating from law school, Ms. Geiger worked as an associate with Stern and Edlin a boutique Family Law firm located in Buckhead specializing in high asset and high profile cases. Having worked with Stern and Edlin for four years, Ms. Geiger earned invaluable training and experience.
Licenses, Professional Affiliations and Activities
- State Bar of Georgia, Family Law Section.
- State Bar of Georgia High School Mock Trial Program — Attorney Coach (2002 – present).
- Cobb County Bar Association, Board of Trustees, Family Law Section of Cobb County Bar (Treasurer 2002-2003) (President 2003-2004), Law Day Co-Chair (2004, 2005, 2006); Continuing Legal Education Chair (2005); Chairperson, Family Law Section Annual CLE Seminar, “Settlement is the majority of our work, so let’s hone our skills at a CLE seminar” 2003; Speaker and Presenter, Family Law Section Annual CLE Seminar 2001; Speaker: “Teacher’s Day in Court,” Cobb County Superior Court, 2003; Coordinator and Speaker of “Professionalism in Action,” Cobb County Bar Association Seminar, 2001.
- Institute for Paralegal Education, a division of NBI, Inc. — one of two faculty members for “Practical Guide to Preparing a Child Custody Case for Georgia Paralegals” (2002) and “Paralegals in Family Law Practice in Georgia” (1998).
- Cobb County Justice Advisory Board (2003 – present)(Publicity Chair).
- Atlanta Bar, Family Law Section of Atlanta Bar — Associate Editor of monthly newsletter, 2000-2003, Santa Project (1999 – present).
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers — Survey Committee Co-Chair (1997), Scholarship and Art Auction Committee (1998 – 2002).
- Cobb County Guardian ad Litem.
- Trained Civil and Domestic Relations Mediator.
- Licensed Series 7 and 63 (1990).
Other Volunteer Work
- Forest Hills Preservation Group (Vice-President, 2005 - present).
- Smyrna First United Methodist Church (Lay Reader and Elementary Mentor).