Yaron Helmer

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.