Steven Jumes has been a lawyer since 1996. He worked as a federal and state prosecutor for 13 years before entering private practice as a criminal defense lawyer in 2013. He received an FBI Director's Award and has been named as a Fort Worth Top Attorney several years running. He has been invited to make presentations before various legal associations including the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association. He also has testified before criminal justice subcommittees in the Texas House and Senate and has been quoted in the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star Telegram, NPR, and multiple television new stations.