Jim Helfrich Jim graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Ancient Languages. He remained at Wheaton an additional two years to complete a Masters Degree in Theological Studies.

Jim then moved to New York where he earned his J.D. at St. Johns University Law School in 1989. Jim was honored as a St. Thomas More Scholar and was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts II, Trademarks & Copyrights. He served as an editor on the St. John's Law Review and authored "Limiting a Regulated Pass-on Exception to Illinois Brick" in 1988.

Upon graduation from law school, Jim spent three years in Manhattan as an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He then moved to Colorado where he worked as an associate at Gersh & Danielson and then as a founding partner at Gersh & Helfrich, LLP.  Jim moved to Allen & Vellone, P.C. in November 2010, where he continues to focus in commercial and securities litigation.

Jim has helped hundreds of clients obtain justice in cases involving securities fraud, breaches of contract and fiduciary duty, environmental violations, illegal business practices, Ponzi schemes and real estate disputes.

Jim is an AV-rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, is a sought-after speaker for continuing legal education seminars, and has been selected by his peers as one of Colorado's "Super Lawyers."

In addition to his work at Allen & Vellone he coordinates volunteer legal aid clinics for the poor at the Denver Rescue Mission and Salvation Army of Denver, Providence Network and Communities of Faith United, and serves on the advisory board for a full-service office at Joshua Station known as the Justice and Mercy Legal Aid clinic.

Bar Admissions: 1990, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1993, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and the U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
 

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E-Mail: jhelfrich@allen-vellone.com
 

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