Steven Jumes has been a lawyer since 1996 and has been board certified in Criminal Law by the State of Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2003. Before becoming a defense practitioner, he was supervisor of the Grand Jury Division of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, where he also specialized in the prosecution of

Steven Jumes has been a lawyer since 1996 and has been board certified in Criminal Law by the State of Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2003.

Before becoming a defense practitioner, he was supervisor of the Grand Jury Division of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, where he also specialized in the prosecution of sexual and physical child abuse cases. While practicing in that office, he participated in more than 100 trials and acted as lead attorney for offenses including murder, capital murder, aggravated sexual assault of a child, burglary, theft, and DWI.

After that, while working as a prosecutor for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, he specialized in Public Integrity prosecutions. During that tenure, he prosecuted cases involving abuse of office, diversion of narcotics, and healthcare fraud.

Next, Mr. Jumes worked for the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas in its Criminal Division, where he handled asset forfeiture matters as well as white collar cases involving tax refund fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, bank robbery and mail fraud. In that service, he helped recover in stolen taxpayer money, as well as provided investigative and trial assistance in offenses involving conspiracy to possess narcotics, money laundering, wire fraud, bank robbery, mail fraud, and federal firearms violations.

Since 2013, he has worked in private practice where he provides criminal and asset forfeiture defense in cases ranging from DWI, murder, healthcare fraud, theft, conspiracy to possess or distribute drugs, money laundering, unlawful possession of firearm by a felon, and continuous assault of a child. He has tried many cases in both state and federal courts in Texas.

Additionally, he provides federal defense services, restitution resolution assistance, and asset forfeiture representation in various locations around the United States including New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Oklahoma City, Houston, Austin, Colorado Springs, and Las Angeles.

He has made presentations for the Texas State Bar, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association, and the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association.

Mr. Jumes has also made numerous television, radio, and print appearances regarding asset forfeiture including the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dallas Morning News, WFAA -ABC news, KXTX-NBC news, KERA, and McCuistion TV. He also testified before subcommittees of the Texas State House and Senate regarding asset forfeiture.