He has tried twenty-five federal jury trials to verdict as lead or co-lead counsel, teaches trial advocacy at the University of California Irvine School of Law, and has lectured on trial strategy and techniques throughout the United States. As a deputy federal public defender, Jesse won an astonishing fourteen of those jury trials through acquittal, dismissal, hung jury or reversal on appeal. Jesse's appellate expertise is almost as impressive. He has drafted and argued over fifteen cases to the Court of Appeals, with impressive results. Two of his victories resulted in opinions that have been heavily cited by other courts.