Recognition from your own community carries a weight that no industry award quite replicates. When Forest Hills Living Magazine selected Attorney Kevin Sutherland for its cover feature, it said something real about how this law firm has woven itself into the fabric of West Michigan.
SBS Law PLC serves clients across Grand Rapids and the Forest Hills area, focusing on the kinds of legal matters that keep people up at night: property disputes, business conflicts, estate planning, and landlord-tenant issues. These are not abstract legal concepts. They are real situations involving real money, real relationships, and real futures. Clients dealing with business law and litigation matters, for example, often come in carrying months of stress before they ever pick up the phone. Getting clear answers from an experienced business law attorney can change the trajectory of their week, month, or year.
A Community Publication That Spotlights Local Leaders
Forest Hills Living is a monthly magazine serving the Grand Rapids, Michigan community, powered by Best Version Media and published since November 2023. The magazine focuses on bringing neighbors and local businesses together through stories that highlight, inform, and uplift the community. Our feature article is not a paid advertisement. It is a recognition of genuine community presence.
And for the attorneys at SBS Law PLC, that presence has been built deliberately over years of consistent work, not just inside courtrooms but in neighborhoods, at community events, and through educational programs that help people understand their rights before a crisis ever develops.
SBS Law is Your Go-To Law Firm
Our skilled business and real estate lawyers handle business and real estate disputes, landlord and property management matters, and estate planning. Today, SBS Law manages more than 1,000 cases annually while maintaining the kind of personal attention that larger firms often sacrifice for volume. That balance is not accidental. It comes from intentional systems: clear case management processes, defined roles for each attorney and staff member, and a roundtable approach to strategy where the whole team weighs in rather than leaving everything on one attorney’s desk.
Five attorneys. Five support staff. A collaborative culture where no client’s case is handled in a silo.
Teamwork at our law firm means that when a landlord comes in with a complicated eviction situation involving lease violations, property damage claims, and a tenant disputing the timeline, multiple attorneys may weigh in on how to approach the solution. That kind of internal collaboration tends to produce far better outcomes than a single-attorney model where one person is juggling 200 files alone.
Community Roots That Run Deep
SBS Law’s legal team participates in local events, school activities, and charitable initiatives throughout West Michigan. Team members support efforts like the annual Rock with the Cops fundraiser benefiting the Grand Rapids Police Department, and the firm is expanding its involvement with Playground GR, an organization focused on strengthening community initiatives across the region.
This is a firm that lives and plays in this area. The attorneys and staff are part of the same neighborhoods, the same school districts, and the same community fabric as the clients they serve. That matters, especially when someone is navigating a legal situation that feels overwhelming and they need to trust that the people helping them have a stake in the outcome.
What this Recognition Means
Being featured on the cover of Forest Hills Living is a reflection of something SBS Law has been building for years: a reputation grounded in results, clear communication, and genuine community investment. It is the kind of recognition that comes from showing up consistently, not just in courtrooms but in the broader life of West Michigan.
For clients across Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Kentwood, and the surrounding communities, it reinforces something that many already know from experience: SBS Law PLC is a firm that takes its work seriously and takes its community seriously.
Questions About Business, Real Estate, or Estate Planning?
If you are dealing with a business dispute, real estate transaction, commercial lease dispute, or questions about your estate planning or business succession plan, we encourage you to contact SBS Law PLC today. Early consultation tends to open up more options and prevent problems from becoming significantly more complicated over time.