Jim Helveston wields more than thirty-five years of experience in the area of workers’ compensation defense, representing employers and plaintiffs alike. He also maintains practice in the areas of Domestic Relations, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, Social Security Disability, Real Estate, and Wills and Estates. He is a past president of the Clay County Bar Association, and is currently a Mediator in the Kid’s Chance of Mississippi Mediation Project.
Education
University of Mississippi
B.A., Political Science 1973
J.D.,1972
Admitted
1976, Mississippi State and Federal Courts (Fifth Circuit)
Memberships and Associations
- Clay County Bar Association (President, 1997-98)
- Mississippi Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Clay County Medical Center Medical Ethics Committee
- Clay County Chamber of Commerce, (President, 1984)
- Clay County Educational Foundation, 1985-2001 (Secretary, 1989-2001)
- Mediator, Kid’s Chance of Mississippi Mediation Project
Areas of Practice
- Workers’ Compensation
- Domestic Relations
- Civil Litigation
- Criminal Defense
- Social Security Disability
- Real Estate
- Wills and Estates