About William James
William James Helzlsouer built a legal career that spans public service and personal practice. He began his educational path at Georgetown University, earning a B.A. in Government in 1966. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 1970 and later returned to learn about taxation, completing a M.S. in Taxation from Robert Morris College in 1979.
His early professional years combined court work and local government service. In 1973 he based a solo practice listed as W. J. Helzlsouer, Lawyer at Law. The subsequent year he took a post as an Assistant District Lawyer in the Allegheny County Office of District Lawyer, gaining prosecutorial experience at the county level. He later served as Solicitor for Dravosburg Borough in 1978 and moved into the Allegheny County Law Department as an Assistant County Solicitor in 1980.
Helzlsouer is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and holds admissions to several federal forums, which includes the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Those credentials reflect a practice that has crossed municipal boundaries and entered federal tax and appellate arenas. He also completed mediation education thru the Pittsburgh Mediation Center, adding an opportunity dispute decision skill set to his repertoire.
Colleagues and clients have encountered him in a selection of settings: municipal counsel things, county-degree prosecutions, tax hearings and appeals. He has balanced the often brisk tempo of solo practice with responsibilities interior county authorities. That blend of public-sector roles and private practice has formed a practical strategy to legal hassle fixing. He has a tendency to deal with factual and procedural questions in straightforward terms and prepares cases for trial or bargaining with an eye towards possible results.
Across decades of practice, Helzlsouer has maintained ties to the Pittsburgh legal community. He continues to seem in state and federal courts and to take appointments that draw on his municipal and tax experience. He practices as a solo attorney under the call W. J. Helzlsouer, Lawyer at Law, dealing with things in Pennsylvania and before federal courts, including tax-associated hearings.
