
Joseph P. Helm III
Atlanta | Nashville
Office: 615.744.8625 | 404.962.6464 | Fax: 615.744.8640
joe.helm@millermartin.com
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Overview
Joe Helm practices in the area of federal and state taxation, with a significant background in the U.S. taxation of international transactions and corporate structures. His practice includes advising on the tax aspects of business formations, transactions, and reorganizations. Mr. Helm also has extensive experience representing business clients before federal and state tax authorities in connection with tax audits and administrative appeals.
Prior to joining Miller & Martin, Mr. Helm served as Director of International Tax with a Silicon Valley-based vaccines development company, and before that he was in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Washington, D.C. At the beginning of his law career, Mr. Helm was a law clerk to Hon. W. Harold Albritton, III in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He is a member of the bars of Georgia, D.C., and California.
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Education
- LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, 2008
- Dean’s List
- J.D., with honors, Emory University School of Law, 2001
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, Emory Law Journal
- B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1992
- LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, 2008
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Involvement
Bar Admissions- Georgia
- Tennessee
- District of Columbia
- California
Court Admissions- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Clerkships- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2001 - 2002
Memberships- American Bar Association, Tax Section
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News
- Miller & Martin Represented Sovereign’s Capital in its acquisition of Ascend Wireless
- Miller & Martin Represents Oakbridge Partners in its Sale to Homrich Berg
- Miller & Martin Represented SaaS Group in its Acquisition of Pipeline
- Miller & Martin Represented Independent Benefits Advisors in its Partnership with Acentria Insurance
- Miller & Martin Represented RestorePro Reconstruction in its Sale to Fleet Response Show more

Joe enjoys playing bluegrass guitar and standup bass whenever he can, especially when his daughter is the fiddler in the band.