Joe Jamail Biography
Joseph Dahr Jamail Jr. was an American attorney and billionaire. The wealthiest practicing attorney in America, he was frequently referred to as the “King of Torts”. In 2011, his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $1.5 billion, making him the 833rd richest person in the world.
Joe Jamail Age
Joe Jamil was born on October 19, 1925, in Houston, Texas. He eventualy died on December 23, 2015, in Houston, Texas.
Joe Jamail Family
Jamail’s parents were Lebanese. His father was a grocer and established the famous Jamail Grocery stores. Jamail was one of five children born to Joseph and Marie Jamail. On August 28, Jamail married Lee Hage. She died in 2007 at the age of 76 after a long fight with lung cancer. they both had three children Randall Hage Jamail, Robert Lee Jamail, Joseph D. Jamail III.
She was a philanthropist in Houston and supported advances in education, art, and healthcare. She donated funds to the University of Texas as well as the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Museum of Fine Arts at Houston, and Baylor College of Medicine.
Joe Jamail Education
He was a graduate of St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin (UT) for one semester before joining the United States Marine Corps in 1943. After serving in the Pacific during World War II, Jamail returned to UT, where he received his B.A. in 1950 and The University of Texas School of Law where he received his J.D. in 1953. In 1986 The University of Texas School of Law created the Joseph D. Jamail Centennial Chair in Law and Advocacy in his honor. His son is also a practicing lawyer in Texas.
Joe Jamail Career
In 1985, Jamail represented Pennzoil, whose CEO Hugh Liedtke was Jamail’s close friend, in a lawsuit against Texaco. Pennzoil won the case and his contingency fee was $335 million. Jamail was known for his passionate, aggressive, sometimes abrasive advocacy on behalf of his clients; a tendency that has been noted in the National Law Journal, by the Supreme Court of Delaware as well as other sources.
On its own motion, having reviewed deposition transcripts in the Paramount case, the Delaware Supreme Court referred to Jamail’s conduct as “rude, uncivil and vulgar”, “abusing the privilege of representing a witness in a Delaware proceeding”, 637 A.2d. 34, at 53, as displaying “an astonishing lack of professionalism and civility”, and as “outrageous” and as “unacceptable”, for statements to deposing counsel such as “you could gag a maggot off a meat wagon”. 637 A2d. 34, at 54.
The Court included its admonition of Jamail in an Addendum to its opinion “as a lesson for the future—a lesson of conduct not to be tolerated or repeated.” 637 A2d. 34, at 52. In April 2006, a particularly sharp exchange, titled “Joe Jamail takes a deposition defended by Edward Carstarphen. Hilarity ensues” or “Texas-Style Deposition”, appeared on various blogs and internet sites (particularly related to American law). Following a reprimand by the Delaware Supreme Court, Jamail stated in the press “I’d rather have a nose on my ass than go to Delaware for any reason”.
Joe Jamail Networth
Joe Jamail has an estimated that Joe Jamail is worth US$ 1.7 billion, as of December 2014. He is the 362nd richest man in the United States of America. On ranks #368 in the Forbes 400 list. He has been placed at #1092 on the Billionaires of the World list. Jamail has primarily earned his living from lawsuits.
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