John Michael Helms Jr.

As the founding criminal defense lawyer at the Law Office of John M. Helms and  a former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Northern District of Texas, criminal defense attorney John M. Helms has both defended and prosecuted Texans who had been accused and charged or were facing indictment for crimes under the Texas criminal code. As a AUSA his responsibilities included trial and appellate work where he never lost a trial or appeal. John has prosecuted white collar fraud, violent crime, firearm, immigration, and drug cases. Awarded certificates of appreciation from U.S. Postal Inspectors for financial crimes prosecution and from the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys for review of FBI terrorism reports related to the 9/11 attacks. As a criminal defense, appellate and trial lawyer with experience in Federal crimes including drug trafficking, criminal appeals, securities fraud, healthcare fraud and white-collar crimes, He also has a successful track record defending state criminal charges that include domestic violence, DUI or DWI, sexual offenses, assault, robbery and homicide. John has successfully handled both civil and criminal cases. His trial lawyer skills have helped his clients facing overlapping civil and criminal matters, including securities fraud, trade secrets, computer and white-collar crimes and internal corporate investigations. Mr. Helms has been practicing as a criminal defense lawyer in Dallas Texas since 1990. Before the establishment of his criminal defense law firm, Dallas defense attorney John Helms spent time as a partner at criminal defense firms including Helms, Roberts & Diaz LLP and Fitzpatrick, Hagood, Smith & Uhl, LLP. As a Dallas criminal defense lawyer John received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his Juris Doctor from University of Texas School of Law. If you are interested in learning more, please contact his law firm today and receive a consultation.