212:
assist the Court . . . ." One of Jamail's statements that the court pointed to, in the deposition transcript, was Jamail's statement to deposing counsel that "you could gag a maggot off a meatwagon." 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." 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
211:
wrote that "Mr. Jamail abused the privilege of representing a witness in a
Delaware proceeding, in that he: (a) improperly directed the witness not to answer certain questions; (b) was extraordinarily rude, uncivil, and vulgar; and (c) obstructed the ability of the questioner to elicit testimony to
246:
On May 14, 2008, The
University of Texas at Austin announced a $ 15 million gift from Joe Jamail to support the law school, nursing school, and the college of undergraduate studies. In response to the gift, the university renamed a large meeting room in the tower building to the Lee Hage Jamail
237:
was named Joe Jamail Field in his honor. However, on July 13, 2020, it was announced that the field would be renamed to the Earl
Campbell-Ricky Williams Field at the Jamail family's request. The Joseph D. Jamail Jr. Pavilion at the
279:
684:
216:
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."
242:
is named after him. Also located on the
University of Texas campus is the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, named for him and his wife. The University has erected two statues on campus in his honor.
261:
announced a $ 1 million gift from Joe Jamail to help establish a fund to build a special event center on the academy campus in memory of Jamail’s wife, Lee, who graduated from San Marcos
Academy in 1944.
811:
595:
806:
171:
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.
353:
771:
692:
766:
786:
722:
234:
473:
751:
129:
603:
190:
Jamail was known for his passionate, aggressive, sometimes abrasive advocacy on behalf of his clients; a tendency that has been noted in the
625:
569:
791:
239:
164:
80:
781:
408:
651:
761:
801:
776:
230:
141:
76:
251:
258:
145:
381:
197:
718:
324:
796:
756:
208:
116:
to be $ 1.7 billion. Jamail died on
December 23, 2015 in Houston from complications related to pneumonia.
425:
746:
741:
499:
192:
448:
504:
358:
573:
103:. The wealthiest practicing attorney in America, he was frequently referred to as the "King of
659:
160:
726:
412:
226:
125:
48:
406:
735:
168:
156:
626:"University of Texas to Rename Football Field After Ricky Williams, Earl Campbell"
254:
opened near downtown
Houston. It was a $ 2.7 million project. The park is public.
304:
152:
100:
354:"Joe Jamail, Flamboyant Texas Lawyer Who Won Billions for Clients, Dies at 90"
663:
183:, whose CEO Hugh Liedtke was Jamail's close friend, in a lawsuit against
180:
133:
652:"Texas Campus Stirs as One Man Gets a Second Statue (Published 2004)"
309:
184:
112:
99:(October 19, 1925 – December 23, 2015) was an American attorney and
187:. Pennzoil won the case and his contingency fee was $ 335 million.
137:
474:"Billionaire Prokhorov Touts Gold as Trump Embraces Foreclosures"
203:
On its own motion, having reviewed deposition transcripts in the
213:
104:
596:"Under Attack: Professionalism in the Practice of Law"
812:
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
721:, Houston Oral History Project, December 11, 2007.
86:
72:
56:
30:
23:
527:Paramount Communications Inc. v. QVC Network Inc.
325:"Texas legendary attorney Joe Jamail dead at 90"
572:. Brainwidth.net. April 6, 2006. Archived from
159:, Jamail returned to UT, where he received his
807:St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas) alumni
382:"Texas icon Joe Jamail passes away in Houston"
347:
345:
8:
20:
352:McFadden, Robert D. (December 23, 2015).
144:(UT) for one semester before joining the
772:University of Texas School of Law alumni
500:"6 Banks Are Sued in Clear Channel Deal"
110:In 2015, his net worth was estimated by
271:
235:Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
165:The University of Texas School of Law
7:
767:University of Texas at Austin alumni
787:American people of Lebanese descent
650:Levy, Nathan (November 26, 2004).
426:"Airline Is Attorney's New Target"
424:Langford, Terry (August 2, 1993).
14:
685:"The lowdown on higher education"
240:University of Texas School of Law
81:University of Texas School of Law
225:Jamail made large donations to
752:Deaths from pneumonia in Texas
529:, 637 A.2d 34, 54 (Del. 1994).
1:
447:Davidson, John (March 1988).
231:University of Texas at Austin
142:University of Texas at Austin
128:family. He was a graduate of
77:University of Texas at Austin
717:Jamail, Joe and Paul Hobby.
449:"The Man Who Crushed Texaco"
252:Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark
179:In 1985, Jamail represented
828:
725:December 28, 2012, at the
541:, 637 A.2d 34 (Del. 1993).
259:San Marcos Baptist Academy
200:as well as other sources.
146:United States Marine Corps
792:Middle Eastern Christians
411:January 23, 2011, at the
386:Austin-American Statesmen
233:. The football field at
120:Early life and education
782:American businesspeople
719:Joe Jamail Oral History
257:On April 27, 2011, the
762:Rice University people
570:"Lawyerin' Ain't Easy"
209:Delaware Supreme Court
198:Delaware Supreme Court
167:where he received his
130:St. Thomas High School
97:Joseph Dahr Jamail Jr.
35:Joseph Dahr Jamail Jr.
802:United States Marines
777:American billionaires
305:"Forbes Billionaires"
280:"Routine Maintenance"
151:After serving in the
124:Jamail was born to a
695:on December 25, 2015
606:on November 15, 2018
388:. American Statesmen
193:National Law Journal
25:Joseph D. Jamail Jr.
559:637 A2d. 34, at 52.
550:637 A2d. 34, at 54.
480:. November 30, 2011
428:. Los Angeles Times
140:. He attended the
656:The New York Times
505:The New York Times
359:The New York Times
576:on April 15, 2006
94:
93:
60:December 23, 2015
819:
705:
704:
702:
700:
691:. Archived from
681:
675:
674:
672:
670:
647:
641:
640:
638:
636:
622:
616:
615:
613:
611:
602:. Archived from
600:Nixonpeabody.com
592:
586:
585:
583:
581:
566:
560:
557:
551:
548:
542:
536:
530:
524:
518:
517:
515:
513:
508:. March 27, 2008
496:
490:
489:
487:
485:
470:
464:
463:
461:
459:
444:
438:
437:
435:
433:
421:
415:
404:
398:
397:
395:
393:
377:
371:
370:
368:
366:
349:
340:
339:
337:
335:
321:
315:
314:
301:
295:
294:
292:
290:
276:
63:
45:October 19, 1925
44:
42:
21:
827:
826:
822:
821:
820:
818:
817:
816:
732:
731:
727:Wayback Machine
714:
709:
708:
698:
696:
683:
682:
678:
668:
666:
649:
648:
644:
634:
632:
624:
623:
619:
609:
607:
594:
593:
589:
579:
577:
568:
567:
563:
558:
554:
549:
545:
537:
533:
525:
521:
511:
509:
498:
497:
493:
483:
481:
472:
471:
467:
457:
455:
446:
445:
441:
431:
429:
423:
422:
418:
413:Wayback Machine
405:
401:
391:
389:
379:
378:
374:
364:
362:
351:
350:
343:
333:
331:
323:
322:
318:
303:
302:
298:
288:
286:
278:
277:
273:
268:
247:Academic Room.
227:Rice University
223:
177:
122:
79:
73:Alma mater
68:
65:
61:
52:
46:
40:
38:
37:
36:
26:
17:
16:American lawyer
12:
11:
5:
825:
823:
815:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
734:
733:
730:
729:
713:
712:External links
710:
707:
706:
676:
642:
617:
587:
561:
552:
543:
531:
519:
491:
465:
439:
416:
399:
380:Davis, Brian.
372:
341:
316:
296:
270:
269:
267:
264:
222:
219:
176:
173:
121:
118:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
74:
70:
69:
67:Houston, Texas
66:
64:(aged 90)
58:
54:
53:
49:Houston, Texas
47:
34:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
824:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
797:Trial lawyers
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
757:Texas lawyers
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
739:
737:
728:
724:
720:
716:
715:
711:
694:
690:
689:Statesman.com
686:
680:
677:
665:
661:
657:
653:
646:
643:
631:
627:
621:
618:
605:
601:
597:
591:
588:
575:
571:
565:
562:
556:
553:
547:
544:
540:
535:
532:
528:
523:
520:
507:
506:
501:
495:
492:
479:
478:Bloomberg.com
475:
469:
466:
454:
453:Texas Monthly
450:
443:
440:
427:
420:
417:
414:
410:
407:
403:
400:
387:
383:
376:
373:
361:
360:
355:
348:
346:
342:
330:
329:ABC13 Houston
326:
320:
317:
312:
311:
306:
300:
297:
285:
281:
275:
272:
265:
263:
260:
255:
253:
250:In 2008, the
248:
244:
241:
236:
232:
228:
220:
218:
215:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
194:
188:
186:
182:
174:
172:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
149:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
119:
117:
115:
114:
108:
106:
102:
98:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
59:
55:
50:
33:
29:
22:
19:
699:December 24,
697:. Retrieved
693:the original
688:
679:
667:. Retrieved
655:
645:
633:. Retrieved
629:
620:
610:December 24,
608:. Retrieved
604:the original
599:
590:
578:. Retrieved
574:the original
564:
555:
546:
538:
534:
526:
522:
512:December 24,
510:. Retrieved
503:
494:
484:December 24,
482:. Retrieved
477:
468:
456:. Retrieved
452:
442:
430:. Retrieved
419:
402:
390:. Retrieved
385:
375:
365:December 23,
363:. Retrieved
357:
334:December 23,
332:. Retrieved
328:
319:
308:
299:
289:December 24,
287:. Retrieved
283:
274:
256:
249:
245:
224:
204:
202:
191:
189:
178:
163:in 1950 and
157:World War II
150:
123:
111:
109:
96:
95:
62:(2015-12-23)
18:
747:2015 deaths
742:1925 births
669:December 1,
101:billionaire
736:Categories
458:October 7,
392:January 8,
266:References
207:case, the
87:Occupation
41:1925-10-19
664:0362-4331
580:April 16,
539:Paramount
205:Paramount
196:, by the
148:in 1943.
723:Archived
635:July 13,
432:July 23,
409:Archived
229:and the
181:Pennzoil
126:Lebanese
90:Attorney
284:Law.com
221:Charity
155:during
153:Pacific
134:Houston
662:
310:Forbes
185:Texaco
175:Career
113:Forbes
51:, U.S.
214:blogs
138:Texas
105:Torts
701:2015
671:2020
660:ISSN
637:2020
612:2015
582:2006
514:2015
486:2015
460:2015
434:2017
394:2019
367:2015
336:2015
291:2015
169:J.D.
161:B.A.
57:Died
31:Born
630:TMZ
132:in
107:".
738::
687:.
658:.
654:.
628:.
598:.
502:.
476:.
451:.
384:.
356:.
344:^
327:.
307:.
282:.
136:,
703:.
673:.
639:.
614:.
584:.
516:.
488:.
462:.
436:.
396:.
369:.
338:.
313:.
293:.
43:)
39:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.