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Jeff Helms

Jeff Helms

Jeff Helms

Attorney & Partner

Our principal attorney, Jeff Helms, has been recognized by his peers as one of the leading attorneys in the state. In 2006, Mr. Helms received his AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ability and professionalism. Mr. Helms is a premier trial lawyer who has won numerous jury trials since beginning his career in 1986. As lead counsel, Mr. Helms has obtained some of the largest verdicts in the surrounding counties for injured clients. Mr. Helms has been active in the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, a statewide legal organization that specializes in the representation of people who have been the victims of negligent nursing homes, truck drivers, doctors, hospitals, corporate wrongdoing, and workplace injuries.

Mr. Helms and the Helms Law Firm’s commitment to helping others is not limited to providing legal services. Both Mr. Helms and his law firm actively participate to help everyone in the community. Mr. Helms and his family are longtime members of the Homerville United Methodist Church. While serving as chairman of the Building Committee, the Homerville United Methodist Church successfully undertook a building project exceeding $1 million. The new facilities are not only for the members of the Church, but are open to and used regularly by many individuals and groups in the community.  The Helms Law Firm also administers the Clinch Christian Alliance, which takes donations from various churches and individuals in the community to give to those who are most in need, have fallen through, or have used up all other safety nets.

Mr. Helms’ commitment to helping others is a driving force in his life; he lives it in his every walk of life.

Education & Experience

Areas of Practice

  • Nursing Home Abuse
  • Car and Tractor-Trailer Wrecks
  • Worker’s Compensation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Unsafe Premises and Job Sites

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1990

Education: University of Georgia School of Law

  • J.D. – 1986
  • Honors: Member of Order of Barristers, Jessup Moot Court Team, Gray’s Inn Moot Court Team, National Moot Court Team
  • Honors: Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa
  • Fraternity: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Education: University of Georgia

  • B.A. summa cum laude – 1983
  • Major: Political Science

References

  • Slash Pine EMC of Homerville, GA
  • Lee Container Corporation of Homerville, GA
  • Citizens Exchange Bank of Pearson, GA
  • Farmers and Merchants Bank of Homerville, GA

Honors and Awards

  • Georgia Super Lawyer, 2007 – 2014
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating, 2006 – 2014
  • Martindale-Hubble Preeminent Lawyers in America, 2009 – 2014
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2008 – 2014

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Association of Justice, Member, 1986 – 2014
  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1986 – 2014

Pro Bono Activities

  • United Methodist Church, 1986 – 2014
  • Boy Scouts of America, 2008 – 2014
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  • 912-487-5377
  • 10 N College St, Homerville, GA 31634, United States

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    Jeff Helms

    Our principal attorney, Jeff Helms, has been recognized by his peers as one of the leading attorneys in the state. In 2006, Mr. Helms received his AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ability and professionalism. Mr. Helms is a premier trial lawyer who has won numerous jury trials since beginning his career in 1986. As lead counsel, Mr. Helms has obtained some of the largest verdicts in the surrounding counties for injured clients. Mr. Helms has been active in the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, a statewide legal organization that specializes in the representation of people who have been the victims of negligent nursing homes, truck drivers, doctors, hospitals, corporate wrongdoing, and workplace injuries.

    Mr. Helms and the Helms Law Firm’s commitment to helping others is not limited to providing legal services. Both Mr. Helms and his law firm actively participate to help everyone in the community. Mr. Helms and his family are longtime members of the Homerville United Methodist Church. While serving as chairman of the Building Committee, the Homerville United Methodist Church successfully undertook a building project exceeding $1 million. The new facilities are not only for the members of the Church, but are open to and used regularly by many individuals and groups in the community.  The Helms Law Firm also administers the Clinch Christian Alliance, which takes donations from various churches and individuals in the community to give to those who are most in need, have fallen through, or have used up all other safety nets.

    Mr. Helms’ commitment to helping others is a driving force in his life; he lives it in his every walk of life.

    Helms Law Firm


    10 N College
    St Homerville

    United States GA 31634

    Phone : 912-487-5377