Joe Jamail

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Joe Jamail was a prominent American trial lawyer and billionaire philanthropist from Texas, often called the “King of Torts” for his record-setting courtroom victories.

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instanceOf billionaire
human
philanthropist
trial lawyer
causeOfDeath pneumonia
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-10-19
dateOfDeath 2015-12-23
educatedAt University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas at Austin
education St. Thomas High School (Houston)
familyName Jamail
fieldOfWork personal injury law
tort law
givenName Joseph
hasHonorNamedAfterHim Jamail Center for Legal Research at the University of Texas School of Law
linked to: Tarlton Law Library

Joe Jamail Field at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
knownFor aggressive courtroom style
large jury verdicts
languageSpoken English
legalJurisdiction Texas
memberOf Texas Bar
militaryService United States Marine Corps
name Joseph D. Jamail Jr.
netWorth over 1,000,000,000 USD
nickname King of Torts
notableDonationRecipient Baylor College of Medicine
Rice University
University of Texas at Austin
notableFor Pennzoil v. Texaco lawsuit
record-setting tort verdicts
numberOfChildren 3
occupation lawyer
philanthropist
trial lawyer
opposingPartyInCase Texaco Inc.
linked to: Texaco
placeOfBirth Houston, Texas
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas
religion Roman Catholicism
representedClientInCase Pennzoil Company
residence Houston, Texas
sexOrGender male
spouse Lee Hage Jamail
stateOfOrigin Texas

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Lee Jamail spouse Joe Jamail
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center namedAfter Joe Jamail
subject linked to: Lee Jamail