Grant E Helms

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.

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• Contingent Fees

Indiana

Indiana Supreme Court

ID Number: 29953-49

Since 2011

7th Circuit

Since 2012

US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Since 2011

US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Since 2011

Legal Counsel

Helms Legal, L.L.C.

2020 - Current

Assistant Corporation Counsel

Office of Corporation Counsel, City of Indianapolis

2018 - 2018

Staff Attorney

Indiana Disability Rights

2014 - 2017

Deputy Attorney General

Office of the Indiana Attorney General

2011 - 2014

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

J.D. (2011)

2008 - 2011

Honors: graduated cum laude

American University

B.A. (2008) | Political Science

2004 - 2008

Honors: graduated magna cum laude

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.

Indiana State Bar Association

Member

2011 - Current

Indianapolis Bar Association

Member

2011 - Current

IndyPride, Inc.

Vice President of Operations / Board of Directors

2016 - 2019

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

News Interview on Legal Challenges Ahead for Ind. Bill Banning K-12 Trans Athletes, Indianapolis

March 2022

WRTV News

News interview with WRTV in Indianapolis providing legal commentary on Indiana House Bill 1041, proposed legislation that would ban female trans athletes from playing on sports teams in K-12 public schools

Q. My boss is asking me to do things I'm not comfortable with.

May 16, 2022

A: Although isolated incidents of an employer's request to perform extraneous tasks unrelated to your position probably do not rise to the level of sexual harassment or hostile work environment, but if the tasks develop into a pattern with obvious sexual overtones that make you uncomfortable, the situation will constitute sexual harassment. There's no concrete amount of occurrences, though. And if the tasks are so egregious as to become an obstacle to your performance in your job duties and ultimately alter the terms and conditions of your employment position, then the situation represents a hostile work environment. Either of those progressions would warrant legal action on your part against your employer. You should contact an experienced employment law attorney to discuss your legal options. ... Read More

Q. Is this considered discrimination?

May 16, 2022

A: Based on the information you provided, your employer probably did violate the ADA by terminating you in retaliation for requesting a reasonable accommodation of your disability or, alternatively, by discriminating against you on the basis of disability despite your use of the interactive process in negotiating a reasonable accommodation. You should contact an experienced civil rights or disability rights attorney and discuss your legal options and possible compensation for the discrimination you've experienced.

Q. If I am living with a roommate while on house arrest and they come do a search can they room get searched as well

May 16, 2022

A: The documentation you signed when you started house arrest will outline the parameters of your monitoring situation and what the monitoring authority and law enforcement is authorized to do. It's not clear if you're a pre-trial detainee on house arrest or a defendant on house arrest doing a sentence due to a conviction or a plea deal - the authority of law enforcement is usually more limited when dealing with a pre-trial detainee. But a defendant completing a conviction sentence pretty much gives up all rights under the 4th Amendment to be free from searches in the home, as a required term of the plea deal or sentence. The sentencing/plea documents will probably spell out the areas that law enforcement can and cannot search pursuant to the sentencing order/plea, but anything that law enforcement sees openly or can detect or perceive on the premises could give rise to reasonable suspicion of a new possible crime, giving them probable cause to search the area, get a warrant, or otherwise. If there's a doubt, assume the entire property is likely to be searched. Police are typically authorized to conduct searches at any time in those situations. ... Read More