Grant E Helms
Helms Legal, L.L.C.
- Biography
I’m a native Hoosier dedicated to helping others solve their legal problems and achieve their goals through smart, effective legal representation and personal, trusted counsel. The work of my law firm Helms Legal, L.L.C., centers on protecting clients’ rights and ensuring that they receive quality legal services. From a simple small claims matter to complex civil rights litigation, I want to deliver direct, customized representation that sets each client up for success.
- Practice Areas
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants’ Rights
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
- Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Indiana
- Indiana Supreme Court
- ID Number: 29953-49
- Since 2011
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written - French:
Spoken, Written - Spanish
- Professional Experience
- Legal Counsel
- Helms Legal, L.L.C.
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2020 –
Current
- Assistant Corporation Counsel
- Office of Corporation Counsel, City of Indianapolis
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2018 –
2018
- Staff Attorney
- Indiana Disability Rights
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2014 –
2017
- Deputy Attorney General
- Office of the Indiana Attorney General
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2011 –
2014
- Education
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- J.D. (2011)
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2008
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2011 - Honors: graduated cum laude
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- American University
- B.A. (2008) | Political Science
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2004
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2008 - Honors: graduated magna cum laude
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- Awards
- Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence
- IU McKinney School of Law Pro Bono & Clinical Program
- 2011
- Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence is given by the law school’s Pro Bono & Clinical Program as its highest level of recognition for the contribution of law student volunteer time and work toward pro bono legal services
- Blackwell Award
- Indiana International & Comparative Law Review
- 2010
- The Blackwell Award is given annually by the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review to one law student member’s outstanding publication, upon selection and evaluation by the Indiana State Bar Association’s International Division.
- Professional Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Member
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2011 –
Current -
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Member
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2011 –
Current -
- IndyPride, Inc.
- Vice President of Operations / Board of Directors
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2016 –
2019 -
- Publications
- Using Miller Trusts
- The Arc Newsletter
- 2016
- Fair Trade Coffee: Approaches for Future Sustainability of the Movement
- Indiana International & Comparative Law Review
- January 1, 2011
- Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Helms Legal, L.L.C. firm website
- Contact & Address
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