About the Practice

UPDATE: As of 5/25/2018, Helm Business Law is not taking any new clients. Cliff Helm accepted a full time staff position with a legal aid organization.

Helm Business Law serves businesses and nonprofit organizations by providing affordable legal services. Started with support of the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Justice Entrepreneurs Project (jepchicago.org), the law practice focuses helping organizations start and grow in and around Chicago.

Cliff Helm is the sole attorney at Helm Business law. Through the JEP program, he served as a Legal Fellow with the Law Project, helping small businesses, non-profits, and first time home buyers. He also volunteers regularly at the CARPLS legal aid hotline, providing advice on a range of legal topics.

Cliff graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, where he was an active participant in Michigan’s entrepreneurship culture as a student-attorney for small businesses in the Detroit Metropolitan Area.