Background
Helton, Thomas Oswald was born on June 1, 1940 in Pulaski, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas O. and Alameda (Beeler) Helton.
Helton, Thomas Oswald was born on June 1, 1940 in Pulaski, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas O. and Alameda (Beeler) Helton.
University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Science, 1963). Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Laws, 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt University Law Review, 1965-1966.
Law Clerk to
Frank Gray, Junior, United States. District Judge, Middle District of Tennessee, 19661967. Paul C. Weick, Chief Judge, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1967-1968.
Worked at Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell (Nashville, Tennessee. Also Chattanooga) specializing in General Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Tennessee.
1976, Georgia.
Phi Delta Phi.
Associate Editor, Vanderbilt University Law Review, 1965-1966. Law Clerk to: Frank Gray, Junior, United States.
District Judge, Middle District of Tennessee, 1966-1967. Paul C. Weick, Chief Judge, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1967-1968.
Member: Chattanooga (President, 1980-1981), Tennessee (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1994) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
(Also at Chattanooga Office) (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization).
Member: Chattanooga (President, 1980-1981), Tennessee (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1994) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
(Also at Chattanooga Office) (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization).
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation. (Also at Chattanooga Office) (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization).
Married Barbara Sue Brown, May 29, 1965. 1 child, Joshua M.