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MICHAEL G. HELMS
Michael G. Helms is a shareholder and one of the founding members of Helms & Denea, P.C. He represents corporate and individual clients in civil litigation matters in all civil and appellate courts. His practice includes commercial and business litigation, trademark litigation, medical malpractice cases, fraud cases, personal injury cases, bankruptcy litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Helms has tried more than 400 cases, including more than 135 jury trials. He has been counsel of record on cases resulting in more than 40 published court opinions. For a citation list, click here.
Mr. Helms is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Nebraska State Bar, and the Maricopa County Bar Association.
Education:
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, B.S., with distinction
University of Nebraska at Lincoln College of Law, J.D., with distinction
Admissions:
State of Arizona
State of Nebraska
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
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MICHAEL PHILIP DENEA
Prior to forming Helms & Denea in 2003, Mr. Denea was counsel for the Arizona Automobile Dealer’s Association, and an associate with the law firm of Lieberman, Dodge, Gerding, Kothe & Anderson, where he practiced administrative law relative to professional licensure issues and criminal defense. He has an active trial practice, and accepts criminal cases up on appeal or post-verdict proceedings. He has handled hundreds of cases since founding this firm in 2003.
Undergraduate: B.A., Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1986
Internship: Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R. N.Y.), Washington, D.C. 1985
Law: J.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1989
Member, Case Western University Journal of International Law.
Admitted to Practice: 1990
Jurisdictions: Arizona (state and federal), Pennsylvania
Affiliations: Treasurer, Arizona Republican Party, 1998-2000; Chairman, Arizona Republican Party, District 15, 1997-200; Member, Maricopa County Board of Public Health, 1996-2000; Member, Maricopa County Bar Association; President, Arizona Society Sons of the Revolution, 2006-Present; The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, 2006-Present; Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001-Present; Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2002-Present.
Practice Areas: Criminal trials and appeals; Administrative Law; Civil and Criminal Forfeiture.
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