Marty Helle was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1974. Mr. Helle received two bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in 1996, and graduated with honors from the Drake University Law School, in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2000. While a law student, Mr. Helle served as a teaching assistant in the legal research and writing department and was a torts research assistant. Mr. Helle was president of the Drake Student Bar Association during his third year of law school. He was admitted to the practice of law in Iowa in 2000, and was a law clerk in Marshall County, Iowa, before joining our firm in January, 2001. Marty Helle is licensed to practice in Minnesota and Iowa. Mr. Helle primarily practices in litigation, and also does work in real estate, probate, and municipal law. He also does a great deal of work in the area of medical assistance/nursing home planning.