Background
Helms, Thomas J. was born on September 9, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Helms, Thomas J. was born on September 9, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Northern Illinois University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). John Marshall Law School (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Miller, McCarren & Helms, Professional Corporation (Denver, Colorado) specializing in Personal Injury, Legal and Medical Malpractice, Insurance Bad Faith and Products Liability Law. Trial and Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Illinois.
1981, Colorado and United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Member, John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure Law Review, 1976-1977.
Author: Book Chapter-Colorado Civil Procedure Forms and Commentary (West Publishing, 1995). Speaker: Annual Survey of Colorado Law, 1991.
"Torts," "Medical Malpractice," National Business Institute, February 26, 1993.
"Federal Tort Reform," Federal Bar Association, September 1993. "Health Law Issues for Employers," Lorman Education Services, June 1994. "Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Colorado," National Business Institute, May 1994.
"Litigating with the New Rules," Colorado DefenseLawyers Association, March 1995.
Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. American Society of Law and Medicine.
American Trial Lawyers Association. J. Kent Miller and William J. McCarren have each specialized in personal injury practice, in Colorado, for more than twenty-five years.
Miller was first a partner, for more than a decade, in a Denver insurance defense firm, but since 1983 has represented accident victims.
Miller is the author (and McCarren an editor) of the West Publishing, two-volume reference work: Colorado Personal Injury Practice-Torts and Insurance. Thomas J. Helms was also a partner in a Denver insurance defense firm, specializing in medical malpractice defense, before joining this plaintiff firm.
Member, John Marshall Journal of Practice and Procedure Law Review, 1976-1977.