Yaron Helmer
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Haddon Heights, NJ
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Yaron Helmer is a criminal defense attorney in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Mr. Helmer has been practicing law for over 40 years, handling criminal matters, including DUI/DWI, white collar crimes, and all types of misdemeanors and felonies. He is the founding partner of Helmer, Conley & Kasselman, P.A., and serves clients throughout the Newark, New Jersey, region.
An esteemed and respected member of his legal community, Mr. Helmer provides committed and effective representation to criminal defendants. Over the course of his years in practice, he has successfully tried and negotiated deals in numerous complex criminal matters. Understanding the damaging consequences of a criminal conviction, he always aims to achieve the best possible outcome.
Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Helmer an AV Preeminent* peer review rating, its highest rating, reflecting his commitment to exceptional legal ability and high ethical standards. He is a member of various legal organizations, including the New Jersey State Bar Association and the New Jersey Association for Justice, and regularly speaks on criminal law at continuing legal education seminars.
After earning a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Mr. Helmer graduated from Rutgers Law School. He is certified as a criminal trial attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and is qualified to practice law before all New Jersey state courts.
Mr. Helmer began his legal career by clerking for a judge on the Superior Court of New Jersey. He went on to spend a decade practicing law as a prosecutor before choosing to focus his practice on criminal defense and founding his current firm.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 60%Criminal Defense
- 20%Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
- 20%Criminal Defense: White Collar
Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, White Collar Crime
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2007, 2010 - 2022
Certificates and Credentials
- New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney
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About Yaron Helmer
First Admitted: 1978, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://www.helmerlegal.com/attorneys/yaron-helmer/
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney since 1988
- Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Speaker, NJ Criminal Law: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You CLE seminar, 2009
- Multiple invited CLE presentations for DRD Consulting, Inc on topics including Bail Reform, ISP. Parole amd Expungements in addition to others ., speaker, 2012
- Speaker, Advanced Criminal Law CLE seminar, Gloucester County Legal Education Association, 2012
- 2010 - 2011, Speaker, CLE seminar, New Jersey Criminal Law Update
- Speaker, CLE seminar, Criminal Law Update, 2011
- Speaker, Recent Developments in Criminal Law CLE seminar, 2010
Honors/Awards
- AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the year in Cumberland County
Bar/Professional Activity
- Member, Gloucester County Bar Association
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1978
- Chair, Criminal Practice Section, Cumberland County Bar Association
- Member, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
- Member, Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
- Member, Cumberland County Bar Association
- New Jersey, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Member, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member, Camden County Bar Association
- Member, Salem County Bar Association
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- President, Assistant Prosecutors Association of New Jersey
- Member, Atlantic County Bar Association
Educational Background
- State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A. in History, 1975
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Last Updated: 5/17/2022