Leading our Warrior Law Team’s efforts in Rocky Mountain and Southwest region of the United States, Natalia Helmsing brings nothing short of military law brilliance to our crew of Warrior AdvocatesTM. Amidst the involved maze of the military, Natalia stands as a cornerstone of steady dedication and impeccable responsibility. Her distinguished tenure as a Major and Deputy Regional Defense Counsel (DRDC) in the U.S. Army Reserves isn’t just a job description, but an indication of her enduring commitment to military justice. After serving over 7 transformative years on active duty as a military lawyer, day in and day out, Natalia now passionately protects our Warrior ClientsTM, skillfully navigating them through the elaborate web of administrative challenges, exhaustive command-directed investigations, and the occasionally excessive reaches of authoritative command decisions.
However, her compelling and unique story doesn’t begin here. In the rugged terrains of Afghanistan, Natalia wasn’t fighting as a soldier; instead, she stood firm as a civilian pillar, helping service members in acquiring their college degrees amidst the challenges of a deployed environment. This experience, among others, has enriched her stock as a Warrior AdvocateTM. From her judicious role as a command legal advisor to her influential abilities as a prosecutor in the Army’s most active military jurisdiction, military magistrate, preliminary hearing officer, and special victim counsel, Natalia’s path as a military lawyer has been nothing short of inspiring. It sketches a vivid picture of relentless determination, profound intellect, and a staunch spirit that remains unshaken, even when confronted with the toughest adversities. As a military lawyer, she’s “been there, done that.”
Yet, describing Natalia merely by her professional deeds as a military lawyer would be a disservice. Beyond her credentials, she’s a rare talent, fiercely committed to our Warrior Clients™. Her military law approach goes beyond mere conventional textbook strategies; she leverages her rich experience to truly understand command motivations and considerations. Always transparent, she demystifies the command intricacies, ensuring that our Warrior Clients™ are not only informed but also fully supported with a plan of action – clarifying why it offers the best chance for success. Natalia interprets the military law proceedings, and engages in a collaborative dialogue, ensuring every step taken resounds with clarity and purpose. Her attitude of impassioned zeal, unwavering loyalty, and sharp command over involved military law complexities makes her an inspiration to our respected team of Warrior Advocates™.
Engaging Natalia Helmsing as your Warrior AdvocateTM is an experience in itself. An unmatched military lawyer, with her by your side, as a Warrior ClientTM, you aren’t just another case number or legal file; you become a part of a journey where you are supported, protected, and empowered, ensuring challenges are faced not just with hope, but with confidence.
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Educational Background
Albany Law School, Albany, New York, Juris Doctorate, 2014
State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, New York, Bachelor of Arts, 2008 (Politics)
Professional Licenses & Memberships
Bar Membership: New Hampshire (Active)
Professional Legal Experience
Deputy Regional Defense Counsel/Defense Attorney
United States Army Reserves, 22nd Legal Operations Detachment, Deputy Regional Defense Counsel/Defense Attorney, May 2022 to Present.
Responsible for assisting manage a team of 11 trial defense attorneys, enforcing training requirements and detailing counsel.
Explain the investigative process and possible consequences of any disciplinary or separation action to USAR clients and represent them in administrative proceedings.
Advise USAR clients on adverse administrative actions and assist drafting responses and rebuttals to these actions.
National Security Attorney
United States Army North, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, National Security Law Attorney, July 2020 to May 2022, (Rated Top 5% Officer).
Served as a National Security Law Attorney, providing expert legal advice and risk-mitigation to senior level leadership.
Ensured staff recommendations and decisions complied with federal statutes and department policies.
Collaborated multiple times a week with planning groups and advised daily on the Army’s COVID response, federal law, constitutional implications of domestic operations, cyber and intelligence law, fiscal law, executive emergency powers and national emergency declarations.
Administrative Law Attorney
I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, Administrative Law Attorney, July 2019 to July 2020, (Rated #1 of 6 Attorneys).
Provided daily written and verbal legal counsel on a broad spectrum of compliance related areas including, but not limited to, investigations, ethics, regulatory compliance, HIPAA, the Privacy Act, Equal Opportunity, open records requests (FOIA) and fiscal issues.
Served as a preliminary hearing officer (military grand jury), ethics counselor, and military magistrate (reviewing law enforcement search and seizure requests) as needed.
Created briefing products and training tools; taught CLE on Professional Responsibility and taught Ethics to the JBLM New Command Team Course on a bi-monthly basis.
Advised on over 30 investigations and furnished written 110 legal opinions.
Special Victims Counsel
I Corps, Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM), Washington, Special Victims Counsel, July 2017 to July 2019 (Rated #1 SVC).
Drafted and litigated motions involving privacy rights on behalf of clients.
Provided legal assistance and investigation information to 85 clients prior to and during the criminal or administrative disposition of a sexual assault case, including, but not limited to, attending interviews of the victim and interfacing with investigators, prosecutors, defense counsel, and commanders.
Provided broad scope of legal assistance to clients on issues that have a direct nexus to the sexual assault, including but not limited to landlord tenant law, legal research, and interpretation of regulations, and ensuring compliance and accountability on behalf of agency leaders.
Trial Counsel (Prosecutor)
1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas, Trial Counsel (Prosecutor), January 2016 to July 2017.
Prosecutor for the 1st Cavalry Division for an element of approximately 5,000 Soldiers.
Served as a legal advisor to law enforcement, and oversaw high profile legal reviews and investigations, including those garnering national media attention.
Primary in-house legal advisor on criminal investigations and prosecutions to over 35 command teams. Responsible for prosecuting misdemeanor and felony level offenses, as well as administrative disciplinary and separation actions.
Regularly interpreted criminal case law and applicable regulations to provide clear, concise, and sound advice and risk analysis to leaders in a high-risk environment.
Administrative/Operational Law Attorney
1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas, Administrative/Operational Law Attorney, May 2015 to January 2016.
Multiple times per week, provided clear and concise written and oral legal opinions, guidance and briefings on internal investigations, regulatory compliance, ethics, financial liability investigations, workplace injury investigations, administrative separations, fundraisers, and proper use of government funds.
Advised approximately 40 commanders and regularly briefed appointed legal investigators on standards, procedures and best practices.
Your Warrior Law TeamTM – The Law Office of Will M. Helixon – Your Warrior AdvocatesTM
The Law Office of Will M. Helixon, your Warrior Law TeamTM, with over a century of combined legal experience, has served as Warrior AdvocatesTM in multiple complex and high-profile military cases. Founded in 2015, and rebranded and relaunched on October 14, 2023, the Warrior AdvocatesTM of the firm represent Warrior ClientsTM in most military law cases, including military justice matters, adverse administrative actions, complex legal assistance issues, affirmative administrative actions, and fundamental military employment problems.
Our Warrior AdvocatesTM defend Warrior ClientsTM in military justice matters including courts-martial ranging from premeditated murder to rape and sexual assault, from BAH fraud to DUI and drug offense, and military offenses from maltreatment of subordinates and sexual harassment to violating lawful orders and insubordination. Our Warrior AdvocatesTM also represent Warrior ClientsTM pending law enforcement investigations, at administrative boards and non-judicial punishment hearings, and in involuntary separations and “chapter” actions alleging misconduct.
Experts in rebutting adverse administrative actions, our Warrior AdvocatesTMrepresent Warrior ClientsTM facing command-directed investigations and AR 15-6 investigations, responding to adverse findings of investigations and AAIP filings, and answering notices seeking to revoke security clearances and professional de-credentialing.
Pending the need for legal advice for complex legal assistance questions, Warrior ClientsTM routinely rely on our Warrior AdvocatesTM in responding to GOMORs, letters of reprimand, and referred, relief for cause, and negative performance evaluations (NCOERs and OERs), assisting with medical issues such as MEBs and PEBs, navigating centralized board actions such as applications to the service component Board of Correction of Military Records (BCMRs) and Discharge Review Boards, and answering QMP Boards, the DASEB, the AGDRB, SSRBs, and other service-specific boards.
When our Warrior ClientsTM suffer wrongs by their command or fellow service members, our Warrior AdvocatesTMadvise and assist submitting Inspector General (IG) complaints, Equal Opportunity (EO) complaints, and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) grievances and filing complaints and claims under Article 138 UCMJ (remedying command wrongs) and Article 139 UCMJ (compensation for wrongful taking/damage to personal property).
Our Warrior AdvocatesTMalso assist Warrior ClientsTM with basic military employment issues including responding to notices of suspensions and terminations and submitting initial applications with the EEOC and MSPB.
Call our Warrior AdvocatesTM at the Law Office of Will M. Helixon, your Warrior Law TeamTM, today to help with your legal issues in Germany, Poland, and the United States. All our Warrior AdvocatesTM maintain licenses to practice before all military trial courts.Our Warrior AdvocatesTMalso assist Warrior ClientsTM with basic military employment issues including responding to notices of suspensions and terminations and submitting initial applications with the EEOC and MSPB.
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Meet our Dedicated Lawyers
Your Warrior Advocates
Will M. Helixon
Our firm is led by Retired Lieutenant Colonel Will M. Helixon, the hard-working founder with an impressive career spanning over 30 years as a military lawyer and court-martial defense lawyer. Throughout his extensive tenure, he has consistently stood in the courtroom, fiercely advocating for his uniformed clients, and defending civilians in the civilian criminal courts. Will’s journey in the legal profession began after spending three years as a civilian criminal defense lawyer in Houston, Texas. In August 1996, he enlisted in the Army, upholding a proud family tradition of military service that stretched across multiple generations.
Commencing his military career as a brigade paralegal, then-Corporal Helixon’s dedication and exceptional abilities earned him a commission in July 1998, furthering his trial advocacy as a military lawyer for the U.S. Army. Over his 18 years of active duty, Will occupied various critical roles within military justice litigation, encompassing positions such as Trial Counsel in Germany, Senior Trial Counsel, Senior Defense Counsel in Germany, Chief of DCAP (defense advocacy training), Special Victim Prosecutor in Germany, and receiving military judge certification. His unwavering commitment to justice took him to Germany for three tours, Italy for one tour, and deployments to Afghanistan, Honduras, and Hungary, with temporary assignments in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, and Croatia.
Recognizing Will’s exceptional trial skills and extensive litigation experience, the Army bestowed upon him the esteemed “3T” “Master Military Justice Practitioner” skill identifier, cementing his reputation as an exemplary court-martial defense lawyer. Currently residing in Wiesbaden, Germany, Will is readily accessible to clients throughout Germany and Europe, offering his expertise and guidance when it matters most. His dedication to clients and his hard work makes him the “go to” military lawyer in Germany.
Natalia Helmsing
Leading our Warrior Law Team’s efforts in Rocky Mountain and Southwest region of the United States, Natalia Helmsing brings nothing short of military law brilliance to our crew of Warrior AdvocatesTM. Amidst the involved maze of the military, Natalia stands as a cornerstone of steady dedication and impeccable responsibility. Her distinguished tenure as a Major and Deputy Regional Defense Counsel (DRDC) in the U.S. Army Reserves isn’t just a job description, but an indication of her enduring commitment to military justice. After serving over 7 transformative years on active duty as a military lawyer, day in and day out, Natalia now passionately protects our Warrior ClientsTM, skillfully navigating them through the elaborate web of administrative challenges, exhaustive command-directed investigations, and the occasionally excessive reaches of authoritative command decisions.
Andre Le Blanc
Andre Le Blanc tries cases. Every aspect of his being resonates with the fervor of a litigator, and the tactical precision of a seasoned trial advocate. A retired Army Judge Advocate and combat veteran, Dre specializes in courts-martial, administrative separation boards, and dynamic advocacy. Dre isn’t just familiar with the battlefield of justice—he masters it. Trusted with some of the Army’s highest profile cases, Dre is a litigator that does not waver in the courtroom. With his attention to all recent changes to the UCMJ and the policies of the various services published in regulations and instructions, he is always prepared, updated, and ready to battle the government on any given day. A constant learner, he is always two steps ahead of the government and his trial and case preparation is second to none. A versatile and adaptive military lawyer, Dre handles military justice, administrative actions, and military labor & employment matters. No issue too big, and no case too small, his commitment Warrior ClientsTM course through his veins. As a former senior prosecutor, special victim counsel, and deputy staff judge advocate, Dre adds the power of advocacy, persuasion, and influence to our stable of Warrior AdvocatesTM. With Dre standing beside you, victory isn’t just a mere possibility, it’s a reality.
Mary Ritzmann
From the rigorous elements of the Marines to the intense courtrooms of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Mary Ritzmann has crafted a career of leadership, dedication, and unparalleled legal acumen. As a Warrior AdvocateTM who knows and understands the struggles of being a successful warrior in today’s complicated environment, Mary is focused on serving Warrior ClientsTM.
Over three decades ago, she embarked on her journey as an enlisted Marine — a world where only the best thrives. Mary wasn’t just any enlisted Marine—she shone with unequaled potential. This led her to the grueling Marine Officer Candidate School in Quantico, where she didn’t just graduate—she seized the title of Honor Candidate, emerging at the top of her class.
John Caulwell
Meet John W. Caulwell, a distinguished retired Lieutenant Colonel with a remarkable background as an Armor Officer from 2002 to 2006. He acquired invaluable combat experience in Iraq, where he received the Bronze Star for Valor on two occasions. John’s unwavering commitment to justice led him to be accepted into the prestigious U.S. Army JAG Corps’ Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP), where he pursued his legal education at Indiana University School of Law. Throughout his career in the JAG Corps, John held various significant roles, including Chief of Client Services, Chief of Administrative Law, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Trial Counsel, Senior Defense Counsel, and Chief of Military Justice in Grafenwoehr, Germany. With experience as both a Prosecutor and Defense Counsel, John possesses a comprehensive understanding of the legal landscape and has overseen supervisory positions on both sides of the law. While friendly and approachable, John’s inner warrior spirit surfaces when the situation demands it, combining an exceptional level of legal expertise with a wealth of life experiences. Count on him to fiercely fight for your rights in your case.
Since joining the Germany-based Law Office of Will H. Helixon, John has achieved a track record of positive outcomes in nearly every single case. After dedicating over 20 years of active-duty service, John possesses a profound understanding of the Army’s intricacies, enabling him to skillfully navigate various channels such as the Chain-of-Command, Law Enforcement, Inspector General, Equal Opportunity, SHARP, and other agencies to secure the best results for his clients diplomatically or aggressively, as required. To ensure personalized attention and utmost dedication, John selectively accepts only a limited number of clients, allowing him to always be available and provide intensive focus on each case.
Residing in Amberg, Germany, John effortlessly caters to the needs of clients throughout Europe and Germany. Rest assured that with his expertise and commitment, your legal matters will be in capable hands.
Leading our Warrior Law Team’s efforts in Rocky Mountain and Southwest region of the United States, Natalia Helmsing brings nothing short of military law brilliance to our crew of Warrior AdvocatesTM. Amidst the involved maze of the military, Natalia stands as a cornerstone of steady dedication and impeccable responsibility. Her distinguished tenure as a Major and Deputy Regional Defense Counsel (DRDC) in the U.S. Army Reserves isn’t just a job description, but an indication of her enduring commitment to military justice. After serving over 7 transformative years on active duty as a military lawyer, day in and day out, Natalia now passionately protects our Warrior ClientsTM, skillfully navigating them through the elaborate web of administrative challenges, exhaustive command-directed investigations, and the occasionally excessive reaches of authoritative command decisions.
Our Warrior AdvocatesTM defend Warrior ClientsTM in military justice matters including courts-martial ranging from premeditated murder to rape and sexual assault, from BAH fraud to DUI and drug offense, and military offenses from maltreatment of subordinates and sexual harassment to violating lawful orders and insubordination. Our Warrior AdvocatesTM also represent Warrior ClientsTM pending law enforcement investigations, at administrative boards and non-judicial punishment hearings, and in involuntary separations and “chapter” actions alleging misconduct.
