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Forget 800 numbers, the first call for help can be local

By Linda Waggener

If you've been injured by someone else's actions, or discounted by social security or worker's comp, let your first call be a local one, to Helm Shearer Wilson (HSW) Attorneys in Jamestown - one of the only local personal injury firms in the Lake Cumberland area.

While young attorneys often go into big city practices, Derrick G. Helm knew he would base his practice here before he ever left for college. As a student at Russell County High School he followed and worked with judicial legal servants like the Judge Jack Miller and Hon. Robert Bertram, longtime Russell county lawyers and leaders. It was here he remembers starting to feel a passion for helping local families.


He said, "We treat our clients like the neighbors they are. We see our clients at grocery stores, churches and ballgames and are accountable to each of them long after their case is finished."

The partners do not rush cases to a pre-litigation settlement for pennies on the dollar like the large groups who commonly advertise on television and consume most of the billboard space throughout the state. HSW has represented clients with claims ranging from just a few thousand dollars to multimillion dollar claims.

From typical car wreck cases to complex multi-district litigation to nursing home negligence, they are able to assist any member of their community in prosecuting their claim when they have been injured.

"I often tell people," he said, "that insurance companies are in business to do two things; collect premiums and deny claims. We are here to hold them accountable for our clients. In doing this, we prosecute claims for clients in both state and federal court."

The four partners in the firm include Kevin Shearer, Gail Wilson and Derrick's partner and wife Terran Cross Helm who practiced law in Clinton County with her father, David M. Cross, before coming to Russell County. Derrick and Terran have two children, Giles and Marian.

To learn more about their strengths and specialties, visit online at www.russellcountylaw.com or stop by their offices on the Public Square in Jamestown any day of the week.


This story was posted on 2023-07-14 08:57:09
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The Helm family - Derrick, Terran, Giles and Marian



2023-07-14 - Russell County, KY - Photo from family collection.
Attorney Derrick Helm is a lifelong resident of Russell County, KY. His wife, attorney Terran Cross Helm, practiced law in Clinton County before joining him and their partners, Kevin Shearer and Gail Wilson, at HSW in Jamestown. Derrick and Terran have two children, Marian and Giles.

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Mentor remembered for the Jack Miller Tomato



2023-07-14 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.

The attorney Jack Miller is remembered for many contributions to Russell County, KY, and especially as a mentor who influenced young RCHS student Derrick G. Helm in whose office this poster hangs.

Mentor and influencer Miller is remembered by HSW attorney Helm who describes himself as a Russell County 'Lower Ender' where he grew up, and still resides - that section of southern Russell County from Esto to Rockhouse.

Ask Derrick in passing to tell you why he says, "eat a tomato in the 'Lower End' and it's likely a "Jack Miller Tomato."

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Keepsakes on display in HSW building



2023-07-15 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Polarine was a brand of Motor Oil distributed by Standard Oil Inc in the first part of the 20th century. Derrick Helm's grandfather, Polarine Helm, from Russell County, was named when his father saw a Polarine Motor Oil truck delivering oil to his store in Olga, KY in 1924. His other grandfather, Wesley Giles, was from Adair County (Pellyton Community).

The ballot box in the picture is the Republican ballot box for the Olga Precinct in Russell County. The Olga Precinct was later combined with what is now known as the Bryan Precinct in the lower end of Russell County.

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HSW in historic Bank of Jamestown, built in 1904



2023-07-17 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Attorney Derrick Helm knew he would base his practice at home even before he ever left for college. As a student at Russell County High School he felt a passion for a career that would help local families. It made sense to him to locate at home and restore a historic building for his offices. The firm Helm Shearer Wilson is located at 300 Monument Square in Jamestown, KY in what was the original Bank of Jamestown, built in 1904.

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