Mr. Helton is business and estate planning attorney with 16 years experience assisting clients in the Tulsa area. Mr. Helton practices in the areas of complex business and oil & gas litigation, business transactional matters, complex estate planning matters, probates, trust litigation, and real estate. Mr. Helton has advised business owners and their families on many important areas of the law including asset protection, business succession planning, buy/sell agreements, shareholder agreements, mergers and acquisitions, employment matters and compliance issues. Mr. Helton also advises and defends corporate clients regarding compliance with the FDCPA, TCPA, FCRA, HIPAA, HITECH, and other federal and state regulations.
Corporate Practice:
Startups
Limited liability company and corporation organizations
Bylaws
Operating Agreements
Stock Purchase Agreements
Asset Purchase Agreements
Dissolutions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Non-compete / Non-solicitation Agreements
Real Estate Transactions
Title Issues
Homeowner and Condo Associations
Material men's Liens
Litigation:
Oil & Gas Litigation
Partnership Disputes
Interference with Business Relations
Contract Disputes
Trust Litigation
Probate Disputes
Product Liability
Property Damage
Defamation Claims
Workers Compensation
Business Collections
Personal Injury
Tenant Evictions
Oklahoma Tax Commission Disputes
Estate Planning:
Wills
Trusts
Advance Directives
Durable Power of Attorney
Guardianships
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Wealth Preservation Trusts
NFA Gun Trusts
Probate
Trust Administration
Estate Creditor Claims.
Areas Of Practice
- Business Litigation 20%
- Business Transactions 20%
- Estate Planning 20%
- Probate / Trust Administration 20%
- Trust and Estate Litigation 20%
Bar Admissions
- Oklahoma, 2003
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 2003
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2003
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- J.D. - 2003
- Honors: With Honors
- Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma
- B.S. - 2000
- Major: Secondary Education
Published Works
- The Legal Problems of Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal, (Co-Authored with Michael S. Linscott), 23 Energy L.J. 179, 2002
- Securities Arbitration: The Industry's Solution to Investment Disputes, 75 Okla.Bar.J. 2311 , 2004
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of the Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award
- Super Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member
- Tulsa County Bar Association, Member
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Pray Walker, PC, Shareholder, 2012 to 2014
- Heroux & Helton, PLLC, Manager, 2009 to 2012
Languages
- English
