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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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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
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University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| education | St. Thomas High School (Houston) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jamail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
personal injury law
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tort law ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorNamedAfterHim |
Jamail Center for Legal Research at the University of Texas School of Law
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Joe Jamail Field at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive courtroom style
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large jury verdicts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Texas Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Joseph D. Jamail Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| netWorth | over 1,000,000,000 USD ⓘ |
| nickname | King of Torts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDonationRecipient |
Baylor College of Medicine
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Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Texas at Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Pennzoil v. Texaco lawsuit
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record-setting tort verdicts ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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philanthropist ⓘ trial lawyer ⓘ |
| opposingPartyInCase | Texaco Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedClientInCase | Pennzoil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lee Hage Jamail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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