{"id":2677,"date":"2025-07-12T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging001.wp-ok.it\/griet-smaers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:37:07","slug":"griet-smaers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/en\/team\/griet-smaers\/","title":{"rendered":"Griet Smaers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2677\" class=\"elementor elementor-2677 elementor-1280\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3dde68 elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3dde68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b434286 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b434286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739c926 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"739c926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5680d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac5680d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1326\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers-banner.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2502\" alt=\"Griet Smaers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers-banner.webp 1326w, https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers-banner-300x100.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers-banner-1024x341.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers-banner-768x256.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033296c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"033296c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cacd76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cacd76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Griet Smaers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bc848 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35bc848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>lawyer<br \/><em>\u2014 since 2001<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd4978 sc-standard-text team-member-email elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd4978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:g.smaers@schuermans-law.be\">g.smaers@schuermans-law.be<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5f6bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e5f6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a286e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a286e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/grietsmaers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/linkedin_icon_black.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2434\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f277d19 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f277d19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ad0b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31ad0b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8accc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8accc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d930244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d930244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers__vertical.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2530\" alt=\"Griet Smaers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers__vertical.webp 607w, https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/griet-smaers__vertical-222x300.webp 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90daa70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90daa70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9decf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9decf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Griet Smaers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18829cc sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18829cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>lawyer<br \/><em>\u2014 since 2001<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e1928 sc-standard-text team-member-email elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e1928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:g.smaers@schuermans-law.be\">g.smaers@schuermans-law.be<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e527ae9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e527ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2cfe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2cfe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/grietsmaers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/linkedin_icon_black.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2434\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7676145 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7676145\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370037d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"370037d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385628f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"385628f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0343740 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0343740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialization: business and contract law; construction law, tax law; ICT<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3587381 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3587381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mediator in civil, commercial and administrative matters<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e413d sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14e413d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Languages: Dutch, French, English, Spanish<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4d83c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee4d83c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3f371 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3f371\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6672a58 e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6672a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_flipX_effect&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schuermans-law.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/quote-box.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2436\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5374e2f elementor-absolute elementor-widget__width-initial quote-text linea-sotto-al-testo elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5374e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My profession is my passion. And that makes all the difference.\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b7dff elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c8b7dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135c2fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"135c2fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba8e0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fba8e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4255655 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4255655\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a585c sc-standard-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a585c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professionally<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77799d0 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77799d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Member of the Flemish Parliament (2009-2014) and Member of the Federal Parliament (2014-2019)<\/li>\n<li>Municipal counselor City of Geel (2007-2010) and President OCMW-Municipal counselor (2014-2024)<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Council of Regency of the National Bank of Belgium (since 2023)<\/li>\n<li>Director of Technopolis, Geel Hospital, Unizo Geel and Alegria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089d14e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"089d14e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e30fb sc-standard-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75e30fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34c215 sc-standard-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d34c215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Kandidaat in de rechten, 1997; Licentiaat in de rechten, 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (Erasmus 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Bijzonder licentiaat fiscaal recht, 2001)<\/li>\n<li>Universiteit Antwerpen (Mediation in civil and commercial matters, 2020-2021)<\/li>\n<li>Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Mediation in administrative matters, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Griet Smaers lawyer\u2014 since 2001 g.smaers@schuermans-law.be Griet Smaers lawyer\u2014 since 2001 g.smaers@schuermans-law.be Specialization: business and contract law; construction law, tax law; ICT Mediator in civil, commercial and administrative matters Languages: Dutch, French, English, Spanish My profession is my passion. 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