Background
Helmers, Steven J. was born on June 2, 1956 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
Helmers, Steven J. was born on June 2, 1956 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
South Dakota State University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978). University of South Dakota (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Worked at Truhe, Beardsley, Jensen, Helmers & VonWald, A Professional Limited liability company (Rapid City, South Dakota) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Employer-Employee Relations, Civil Rights Defense, Labor and Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, South Dakota. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and United States.
District Court, District of South Dakota.
1988, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Thomas Sterling Honor Society.
Company-Author: "The Evolving Boundaries of the At-Will Employment Doctrine in South Dakota," South Dakota Law Review, Volume 38. Law Clerk, United States.
District Court of South Dakota, Western Division, 1981-1983.
Member: The State Bar of South Dakota ( President, Young Lawyers Section, 1987-1988. Bar Commissioner, 1995-1998). American Bar Association.
South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member, Thomas Sterling Honor Society.