Jeff Ross

Criminal Defense

Trial Prosecutor – Harris County District Attorney’s Office Houston, Texas 1984

Chief Prosecutor – County Court at Law Number Five – Houston, Texas 1984-1985

Chief Prosecutor – Check Fraud Division Houston, Texas 1986-1988

As Chief Prosecutor of the Check Fraud Division Mr. Ross prosecuted over 5,000 people for theft by check. During that time, he was awarded the “Crime Prevention Award” by the Houston Chamber of Commerce for his efforts in fighting and reducing the “hot check” problem in Houston. He also assisted in passing legislation outlawing fake I.D.’s, conducted numerous sting operations to apprehend hot check writers, gave weekly seminars to merchants teaching them how to avoid receiving bad checks, and made numerous speeches to Texas citizens teaching them the hidden dangers of their checkbook.

He worked closely with radio, T.V. and newspapers to publicize his campaign against hot check writers and he enlisted the services of area businesses to pay for hot check warning posters and educational brochures that were passed out to local merchants.

Law Practice dedicated to Criminal Defense since 1988

Mr. Ross has been in the private practice of law since 1988. In that time, he has represented over 16,000 clients for criminal cases. He has represented clients in all 16 Justice of the Peace Courts, 16 county courts at law and 26 district courts.

Author – Good People, Bad Checks (Walden House Publishing 1996)

Mr. Ross used his experience as Chief Prosecutor of the Check Fraud division and his years of experience as a hot check defense attorney to write a book which reveals the “30 hidden dangers” in a checkbook that lands honest Texans in jail. This book explains how joint accounts, automatic debits, direct deposits, hold checks, post-dated checks, stop payment checks, pre-signed checks, reserve accounts and more will land good people in jail for an accidentally bounced check. His book is used by check management classes on how to properly manage a checkbook, by defense lawyers on how to fight a hot check charge and by prosecutors on how to prove a case.

Author – ShowMeTheJustice.com (Blue Host 2017)

Mr. Ross publishes a website called Show Me The Justice that illuminates the excellent work done by Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys, Public Defenders and Judges. It contains spreadsheets showing trial wins, attorney dismissals, judge statistics, leader boards, helpful links and more! (Note: He does not include his fine work in the blog – only his colleagues) He publishes the “Rosster” – a compilation of successful criminal lawyers – each week on Facebook and X.

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