About Jack
Jack Helgesen earned his Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University in 1980 after completing a bachelor’s degree in finance at Weber State University in 1977. He arrived in practice at a moment when courtroom experience often came early and quick. Those early years set the tone for a profession that would blend trial work with organizational management.
He started his professional legal career at Bethancourt & Fuller in 1980. Two years later he became a companion at Helgesen, Houtz & Jones, a company the place he continues to practice. The move into partnership came quickly however observed an intensive duration of legal proceedings and case control at his first firm. Over time he maintained a continuous presence within the court while additionally taking over company control duties.
Helgesen is licensed in each Utah and Arizona. His memberships and positions in bar and trial institutions chart an extended involvement in the trial bar. He served as president of the Utah Trial Lawyers Association from 1994 to 1996. He spent 20 years on that organization’s Board of Governors starting in 1987. On a countrywide level, he held a governor’s role within the Association of Trial Lawyers of America from 1996 to 2005, and he served at the American Association for Justice Board of Governors from 2006 to 2010.
Beyond governance roles, Helgesen has been active in professional development and mentoring. He has been a Master in the American Inns of Court since 1996, a role often related to mentoring more youthful attorneys and promoting moral practice. He joined the National Association of Elder Law Lawyers in 2008 and stays a member. Since 2010 he has served at the Advisory Board of the Utah Association for Justice, contributing to persevering with schooling and policy discussions within the state bar network.
Those roles mirror a practice that combines trial litigation and problems that generally intersect with elder law. He has treated instances that require courtroom preparation, client counseling, and coordination with experts. Colleagues describe him as a person who moves comfortably among the needs of trial work and the practicalities of running a company.
He continues to practice at Helgesen, Houtz & Jones, where his work centers on trial litigation and elder law things.
