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TThe Law Office of Will M. Helixon prides itself in working with the best experts and consultants in the nation. Will has decades of military law experience handling some of the most high-profile cases the military has seen. Will has 18-years of service on active duty as a military lawyer and currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. Will brings experience as a prosecutor, serving as a trial counsel (Bamberg), senior trial counsel (Bamberg), and special victim prosecutor (Grafenwoehr, JBLM). He also has a wealth of experience as a civilian defense counsel (Houston, Kansas City), senior defense counsel (Hanau), and chief of training for the Trial Defense Services (Fort Belvoir). His combined decades of litigation experience as both a prosecutor and defense counsel will make him an indespensable part of your defense team. The Law Office of Will M. Helixon is ready to review your case and discuss your best defenses with you today.

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Fort Leonard Wood’s Namesake

Major General Leonard Wood, of the United States Volunteer, Military Governor of the Province of Santiago de Cuba. Photo by Miss Frances B. Johnston, published in the Buffalo Medical Journal, April 1899.

Fort Leonard Wood was named after Harvard educated surgeon and Medal of Honor Recipient MG Leonard Wood. Born in Winchester, New Hampshire, in 1860, Leonard Wood attended the Pierce Academy in Massachusetts. Upon completion of medical school, Wood completed an internship at the Boston City Hospital in 1884. In 1885, he was appointed as an Army assistant surgeon.

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard Wood, and Alexander O. Brodie sitting in front of camp tents in San Antonio, Texas. Thompson, P., photographer. (ca. 1898) [Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard Wood, and Alexander Brodie in 1898, in San Antonio, Texas]. San Antonio Texas, ca. 1898. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2013650939/.

Fighting in the Indian Wars, Leonard Wood earned the Medal of Honor during the Geronimo campaign. In 1895, he was an assistant attending surgeon in Washington D.C., with senior military and government officials as patients, including the President of the United States. MG Wood was the commander of the “Rough Riders” and his second in command was Theodore Roosevelt (who took command when MG Wood was promoted). Later, he served in the Philippines and was a special ambassador to Argentina.

Major General Leonard Wood as Governor of Philippines. Detroit Publishing Co, P., Walinger, C., photographer. [Major Gen. Leonard Wood]. , None. [Between 1900 and 1920] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/det1994002334/PP/.

Wood served as the Army Chief of Staff from 1910 to 1014, and commander of the Department of the East from 1914 to 1917. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1920, and served as the Governor General of the Philippines from 1921 to 1927.

General Leonard Wood was the author of two books: The Military Obligation of Citizenship (1915) and Our Military History (1916).

Military Lawyer Representing Soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood

First, each military lawyer at the Law Office of Will M. Helixon knows how difficult it can be to face the challenges and uncertainty that comes with every military legal matter. Our goal is to make the military law process as easy as possible for you. Our firm dedicates a part of our practice to helping clients throughout the Fort Leonard Wood and St. Robert-Wayneville area. From defending accuseds at courts-martial to actions to the Boards of Correction of Military Records to responding to adverse Line of Duty (LOD) Investigation findings, each military lawyer at the Law Office of Will M. Helixon is ready to help. Whatever military law challenges you may be facing, know that they are no challenge for our team here at Law Office of Will M. Helixon.

Second, no matter what military law issues or UCMJ allegations you face in the Fort Leonard Wood and St. Robert-Wayneville area courts, our military law and criminal law services can help you through this tough time in your life. We provide you professional, detailed, and focused legal advice for your case. We charge each military lawyer with the standard of providing you exceptional legal representation. Together, our military lawyers have over 108 years of experience in helping military clients succeed. Our team at Law Office of Will M. Helixon is confident that their diligence and professionalism can help your military case in the Fort Leonard Wood and St. Robert-Wayneville area.

Fort Leonard Wood Cases

Importantly, our team at Law Office of Will M. Helixon stands as one of the leading law firms in providing counsel on military law matters for the Fort Leonard Wood and St. Robert-Wayneville area courts. Here at Law Office of Will M. Helixon, each military lawyer focuses on helping you navigate the circumstances of your military law issues with the care and understanding you deserve.

Law Office of Will M. Helixon founder Will M. Helixon completing his enlisted basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, August 1996.

The military lawyers and court-martial defense lawyers at our firm have over 36-years of combined experience serving as detailed military lawyers while on active duty, as defense counsel, senior defense counsel, advocacy trainers at the U.S. Army Defense Counsel Assistance Program (DCAP), and defense counsel at the Office of the Chief Defense Counsel, Office of the Military Commissions, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. With every military lawyer in our firm formerly serving as a detailed defense counsel, we know the strengths and weaknesses of military defense lawyers. We know the advantages and limitations of the military defense organizations. We know how to work with your detailed military lawyer as a team, not sideline them. Our military lawyers are uniquely qualified to leverage your detailed military lawyer at Fort Bragg to create a formidable defense team — a team to defend you against questionable charges by an overzealous Government.

Trial Defense Services Office located at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, First Floor, photo by Will M. Helixon (2017).

Furthermore, in addition to the firm’s founder doing his enlisted basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, our firm represents or represented Solders at Fort Leonard Wood on matters ranging from responding to an Army Regulation 15-6 Investigation, reprisal claims, responding to GOMORs, to defending multiple Soldiers at courts-martial accused of rape, sexual assault, maltreatment, violation of lawful orders, AWOL and desertion.

If you are in the Fort Leonard Wood and St. Robert-Wayneville area, and need a military lawyer, call us today!

With over 108 years of combined military practice, we are confident that each military lawyer at the Law Office of Will M. Helixon is uniquely qualified to represent you in any variety of military cases. If you need an experienced military lawyer in the Fort Leonard Wood and St. Robert-Wayneville area, call us today at (844) 435-4966.

Origins of Fort Leonard Wood

FLW Aerial - Military Defense-Court-Martial-Defense-Helixon — An aerial view of Fort Leonard Wood.

Fort Leonard Wood was built in anticipation of the United States rebuilding its military after World War I and just before World War II. In 1940, much of Asia and Europe was engulfed in war. At the time, the U.S. was working to grow and modernize its force. To meet this need, the War Department established a training facility in the Seventh Corps footprint. Slated for near Leon, Iowa, the training center was eventually built in its present location.

View of Fort Leonard Wood a month before the training post was completed. Photo taken of the panoramic original by Richard B. Mayes.

The Army broke ground on December 30, 1940, and by June 1941, the installation was completed – almost 1,600 buildings and over five million square feet of building space – all for $37 million.

Original Main Gate to Fort Leonard Wood training installation.

Fort Leonard Wood Today

Today, Fort Leonard Wood is the home of the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE), including the Engineer School, the Military Police School and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School. Located in South-Central Missouri, Fort Leonard Wood is about a two-hour drive from St. Louis and about an hour drive from Springfield, Missouri. Its tenant units include:

The Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, picture by Will M. Helixon (2017)

Surrounding Area: St. Robert-Waynesville

St. Robert was established in Pulaski County, Missouri, after the construction of Fort Leonard Wood. Started as a place for Catholic worship, it was named after Father Robert Arnold by Cardinal Joseph Ritter. With a modest population of 4,340, St. Robert is a few miles east of Waynesville. Waynesville was established in 1833, and named after the Revolutionary War hero, General “Mad Anthony” Wayne. Boasting a population of over 4,000, the Historic Route 66 runs through the center or town.

An adventurer’s paradise, the area has great fishing at the Roubidoux Creek & Spring, with a Trout Bum Tournament held each spring. The Old Stagecoach Stop House Museum is a glimpse into the 1850’s. Less than an hour away is the Lake of the Ozarks, with fishing, boating, golf, spas, shopping and multiple dining options.

ackground of The Law Office of Will M. Helixon

Will M. Helixon began the Law Office of Will M. Helixon in February of 2016. Originally headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the firm’s original undertaking was to defend members of the military in courts-martial, adverse administrative proceedings and other criminal proceedings. Today, the firm has worked as technical and legal advisors in multiple complex and high-profile military cases. The firm now handles most military matters, including medical issues involving the MEB/PEB process, adverse administrative matters, military justice matters, and legal assistance matters, including the correction of military records. No longer in Kansas City, the firm now has a presence in north Texas (Frisco) and a European office located in Vilseck, Germany.

FT. BRAGG, NC - JULY 7: U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bowdrie 'Bowe' Bergdahl, 30 of Hailey, Idaho, arrives at the Ft. Bragg military courthouse with his military and civilian legal counsel (Eugene Fidell and Will M. Helixon) for a pretrial military hearing on July 7, 2016, in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Bergdahl faces charges of desertion and endangering troops stemming from his decision to leave his outpost in 2009, which landed him five years in Taliban captivity. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) — FT. BRAGG, NC – JULY 7: U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bowdrie ‘Bowe’ Bergdahl, 30 of Hailey, Idaho, arrives at the Ft. Bragg military courthouse with his military and civilian legal counsel (Eugene Fidell and Will M. Helixon) for a pretrial military hearing on July 7, 2016, in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Bergdahl faces charges of desertion and endangering troops stemming from his decision to leave his outpost in 2009, which landed him five years in Taliban captivity. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)

All military lawyers at the Law Office of Will M. Helixon maintain licenses to practice before all military trial courts.

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