About Steven Matthew
Steven Matthew Baker has built a courtroom career that moves between federal chambers, county offices and private firms. He trained in a federal judge’s chambers, worked as an associate, took on defense matters in private practice, returned to public service at a county-level legal office and later handled trial and appellate work in private firms. He practices in Texas.
Baker completed his undergraduate studies at Texas Christian University before earning his Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law. The law school credential anchors his legal education and prepared him for a mix of appellate and trial work. The timeline of his early post-law school placements shows a steady sequence of roles that exposed him to different aspects of litigation.
His first post-graduate legal position was as a law clerk in 2010 for the Hon. Robert A. Junell, Senior United States District Judge. That year in chambers gave him direct exposure to federal procedure, draft opinions and the rhythms of district court litigation. He moved into private practice the next year, joining Cogdell Law Office as an associate in 2011, where he worked on matters typical of a small firm associate’s docket.
In 2013 Baker handled defense work in private practice. Those years in defense sharpened his trial preparation and courtroom poise. He re-entered public service in 2016 as an appellate lawyer at the Tarrant County District Lawyers Office. That role shifted his day-to-day toward written advocacy and argument before appellate panels, giving him a broader view of how trial records translate into appellate briefs.
By 2019 he was listed as a trial and appellate lawyer at Dunham & Jones, a position that blended the two strains of his experience. At that firm he returned to the trial level while continuing to accept appellate matters. The combination of trial and appellate experience informs his approach to record-building and preservation for potential appeals.
Currently Baker is affiliated with Varghese Summersett. He maintains active professional memberships and retains his license to practice in Texas. His career path touches federal and state courts, public offices and private firms, and it shows a lawyer comfortable switching between written appellate advocacy and courtroom litigation. He currently practices at Varghese Summersett and handles trial and appellate matters in Texas.
