Jesse Cantor

Jesse Cantor is an experienced criminal defense trial attorney who has been practicing criminal defense exclusively since 1997. Mr. Cantor's practice focuses on felonies (crimes that are punishable by one year or more in prison). He uses investigators and paralegals who share the same level of experience and dedication in preparing the strongest possible defense for his clients.

Mr. Cantor has extensive jury trial experience involving complex charges of Double Aggravated First Degree Murder; Complex Fraud Conspiracies (including Immigration and Visa Fraud); International Money Laundering; International Narcotics Importation; Federal Narcotics Trafficking; Extortion; Sexual Assaults and Aggravated Assaults, among a variety of other serious and complex felonies.

Mr. Cantor’s experience can be categorized into the following areas:

Racketeering Conspiracies (Federal RICO)
Financial and White Collar Crimes (including Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Embezzlement & Identity Theft)
Immigration Crimes (including Visa Fraud, Marriage Fraud, & Alien Smuggling)
Violent Crimes (including Homicide, Robbery & Assault)
Property Crimes (including Burglary, Theft, & Trafficking in Stolen Property)
Sex Crimes (including Rape, Child Rape, & Child Pornography)
Narcotics Trafficking and Drug Offenses (including Narcotics Distribution, Manufacturing, and Prescription Fraud)
Firearms Offenses (including Stolen Firearms, Felon in Possession of Firearms, and Illegal Firearms)
Appeals and Post Conviction Relief (including Personal Restraint Petitions, Guilty Plea Withdrawals, and Federal Habeas Corpus)
Vacating and Expunging Criminal Convictions
Grand Jury Investigations and Material Witness Representation

Mr. Cantor’s Criminal defense experience has further given him the position of being a consulting attorney for the Mexican Consulate in Washington.

Education:

University of California at Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, 1993. American University, Washington College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996. The National Criminal Defense College, Trial Practice Institute Graduate, 2009.

Mr. Cantor belongs to the following organizations:

The American Bar Association; The King County Bar Association; The Snohomish County Bar Association; The Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Washington State Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Federal Bar Association.

Mr. Cantor is licensed to practice law in the following jurisdictions:

Washington State; The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

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