Allison Helsinger joined Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in 2014 and currently serves as a partner in the firm’s Lexington, Kentucky office. Practicing primarily in Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Defense, Helsinger is a member of the firm’s Civil Litigation department.  She is a top-rated attorney providing legal representation in Kentucky for a variety of different issues. Helsinger was selected to Rising Stars for 2019 through 2021 and recognized as a Top Leader in the Law for 2024 by Women We Admire.

Originally from West Chester, Ohio, a suburb just north of Cincinnati, Helsinger first moved to Kentucky to attend Eastern Kentucky University, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 2007. Upon graduation, she moved to Lexington, Kentucky, to attend the University of Kentucky College of Law. During her time in law school, Helsinger was active with the Trial Advocacy Board, the Student Bar Association, and the College’s renowned, Legal Clinic, providing legal services to low-income persons in Lexington and its surrounding areas. After graduating in 2010 and successfully passing the Kentucky Bar Exam, she joined a regional civil defense firm as an associate in their Lexington office, where she practiced motor vehicle liability, premises liability, product liability, and some employment law throughout the Commonwealth. Currently, her primary practice is in workers’ compensation defense, but the office also specializes in civil subrogation, business and transactional matters, civil liability, and collections.

Helsinger is admitted to practice in Kentucky and permitted to appear before the Eastern and Western, United States District Courts, as well as the Supreme Court of Kentucky. She is a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, the Kentucky Defense Counsel, the Women’s Law Association, and the Central Kentucky American Inns of Court. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky, where she is actively involved with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass, the Eastern Kentucky University Alumni Board, and the Chi Omega Fraternity. Specifically, Helsinger is a volunteer member of Chi Omega’s legal education team, traveling to college campuses and providing legal education on hot-button issues relevant to women attending college in today’s legal climate.