J. Craig Jett
Work in Burleson, Pate & Gibson, L.L.P.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Criminal Law, Appellate
Founders Square, 900 Jackson Street, Suite 330, Dallas, TX 75202
About J. Craig Jett
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Appellate
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, TexasJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1973B.A.
- Major: Government
Representative Cases
- Argued Dixon v. United States, United States Supreme Court, 2006
Classes and Seminars
- Author/Speaker for State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course, 2003 (eye-witness identification), 2006-2010, 2013, 2014, 2016 (Texas child abuse case law, discovery and procedure), 2019 (Expert Witnesses And Challenging Expert Testimony).
- Author/Speaker/Course Director for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, various years and topics, 1992-2016, including evidence, extraneous offenses, impeachment, discovery in criminal cases, discovery and evidence in child abuse cases, voir dire, pre-trial motions, recorded evidence, eye-witness identification and ethics.
- Author/Speaker for Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Law and All That Jazz, “Effective Voir Dire In Child Abuse Cases,” 2007.
- Speaker for Center For American and International Law, Military Defense Counsel Trial Litigation, “Attacking Expert Testimony In Child Abuse Cases,” 2010 and 2011; “Discovery in Texas Criminal Cases,” 2014; Investigation Discovery & Development of Evidence In Defense of Child Abuse Cases, 2016; Child Injury & Death – A Program For the Defense, “Pre-Trial Motions & Discovery,” 2018; Jury Selection And Communicating With Juries, “Voir Dire In A Child Sexual Assault Case”, April 5, 2019; Program On Chapter 38 of Texas Code of Crim. Pro.-A Program For the Defense, “Extraneous Crimes, Wrongs and Acts”, May 14, 2019.
- Speaker for Local Bar Associations: Lubbock Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, New Legal Issues: Discovery and Evidence In Criminal Cases In 2014; San Antonio Bar Assn. And San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn., Preparation & Trial In Defense of Child Abuse Prosecutions, 2015; Hidalgo County Bar Association, Investigation, Discovery & Trial defending Child Abuse Cases, 2016.
- Speaker for Joint Meeting of North Texas Society For Psychiatric Physicians and Dallas Psychoanalytic Center, “Privileges, Duties and Subpoenas,” October 2014.
- Speaker for Forensic Group of Dallas, legal panelist, “Neuroscience/ Neuroimaging: What It Is, Using It In Court,” 2017; Use and Admissibility of the Psychological Autopsy, Sept 2018.
- Faculty Member, Texas Criminal Trial College, various years to 2016.
- Legal Panelist, Texas Voices Conference, 2018
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1977
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1981
Other Affiliations
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2007 - 2008 (President)
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1997 - 2007 (Officer and Board Member)
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1996 (Officer and Board Member)
- Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, 2002 - 2004 (Chair)
- Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995 (President)
- State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section Council, 2009 - 2010 (Chair)
- Criminal Law Advisory Commission to TBLS, 2013 - Present
- Dallas County Criminal Bar Association, 1989 - Present
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 1984 - 1985
- State Bar of Texas, 1977 - Present
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1978 - Present
- Dallas Bar Association, 1978 - Present
- Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1978 - Present
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1987 - Present
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present
- Fifth Circuit Bar Association, 1995 - Present
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Upsilon
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 38 years of experienceAdministrative Law, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, DUI & DWI, Federal, Internet, Juvenile
- 52 years of experienceFamily Law, Child Custody, Contracts, Business Law, State, Local & Municipal
- 53 years of experienceCriminal Law, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Domestic Violence, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, White Collar Crime, Civil Rights, Sex Crimes, Federal
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