Joe Jamail
Joe Jamail
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"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth19 October 1925
CountryUnited States of America
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I was taught that a lawyer was supposed to be a custodian of the community's legal and ethical sense.
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I spent a year at Southwestern Louisiana Institute, then transferred back to the University of Texas, where I majored in English and history.
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I sent people to the penitentiary as fast as I could, never thinking about whether they deserved it.
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Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.
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We've got some well-run corporations by some well-intended people who do it right.
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We've got some real greedy hogs who own no interest in the company they're running, whose sole interest is in whatever it takes to be able to get to the point to fly out on their golden parachute and milk the shareholder and take risks that they shouldn't take.
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money.
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We can still do good for others and do good for ourselves. I would wither and die, truthfully. I need to be somewhere where the light's on me.
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I don't want corporate America to think they can continue their duplicitous double-dealing.
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Medical research is needed, and I just saw there was a need for help that the government - state or federal - was not spending the taxpayers' money on helping people get through college.
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I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.
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You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.
What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.
For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.