Gregory D. Helmer -
ghelmer@helmerfriedman.com Gregory
D. Helmer is a founding partner of Helmer · Friedman, LLP. Mr.
Helmer has successfully represented celebrities, employees,
individuals and businesses in a broad array of legal matters,
including employment and wage claims, contract negotiations,
defamation and privacy issues, entertainment transactions, trademark
and copyright infringement, unfair business practices, class actions (including
the poison pet food class action against Menu Foods), whistleblowing and retaliation, personal injury, sexual harassment,
discrimination and elder abuse claims. He has represented
clients at trial, arbitration, mediation and virtually every stage of
the litigation process.
Mr. Helmer has extensive background and experience
in mediation and other alternative dispute mechanisms designed to
facilitate settlement and dispute resolution outside of court.
He has successfully utilized these procedures to settle countless
disputes and issues in a wide spectrum of cases, on behalf of both
plaintiffs and defendants. He also prepares employee handbooks,
drafts and negotiates contracts, conducts independent workplace
investigations, and provides preventative advice and counseling to
employers.
Mr. Helmer received his J.D. degree from UCLA
School of Law in 1990. At UCLA, Mr. Helmer was on the editorial
board of UCLA Law Review. Prior to founding Helmer · Friedman,
LLP, he worked in the Labor and Employment Law Department of Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, where he represented some of the
nation's largest employers. He has also served as a legal intern
for the Office of Appeals of the National Labor Relations Board in
Washington, D.C.
Some noteworthy examples of Mr. Helmer's legal
accomplishments include:
· Mr. Helmer represented a
celebrity sports figure in a high-profile case alleging breach of an
endorsement contract.
· Needles v. 1928 Jewelry,
Ltd., Mel Bernie & Co., et al. Mr. Helmer obtained a
$1,643,000.00 arbitration award on behalf of an employee who had been
discriminated against and harassed because of his age. The
landmark arbitration award was, at the time, reputed to be one of the
largest ever received by an individual in a discrimination case.
· Mr. Helmer successfully
represented a corporation in a federal trademark and trade name
infringement action under the Lanham Act.
· Baires, et al. v. MJL
Roofing Company, et al. Mr. Helmer obtained a $555,000.00
jury verdict on behalf of several tenants of an apartment complex, who
suffered adverse health consequences and whose property was destroyed
by rain due to the landlord's failure to take adequate precautions
while replacing the roof of their building.
Mr. Helmer has been on the Editorial Advisory
Boards of a number of leading treatises on employment law, including
"Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases" and
"Litigation Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Cases,"
both published by James Publishing. He is a frequent speaker at
legal forums and presentations.
Mr. Helmer's professional memberships include,
among others, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Beverly
Hills Bar Association (Executive Committee Member, 2002-2003), the Los
Angeles County Bar Association, and the State Bar of California.
He is also active in the music industry and has been a member of the
Society of Composers and Lyricists for many years.
Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los
Angeles Magazine selected Mr. Helmer as a 2005 and a 2006 Southern
California "Super Lawyer" in the category of Employment Litigation
and a 2008 and a 2009 Southern California "Super Lawyer" in the category of
Labor and Employment Law.
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