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JOSEPH D. JAMAIL,
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Jamail & Kolius
500 Dallas Street, Suite 3434
Houston, Texas 77002-4793 |
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Born: |
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October 19, 1925
Houston, Texas |
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Preparatory Education: |
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University of Texas
(B.A., 1950) |
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Legal Education:
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University of Texas
(J.D., 1953) |
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Admitted to the Bar: |
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August, 1952, Texas |
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State Bar of Texas |
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(Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1963,
District 22. Chairman, Town Hall Task Force,
1973-74) |
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American Bar Association |
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Houston Bar Association |
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Fellow, American College of Trial
Lawyers |
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Fellow, International Academy of Trial
Lawyers |
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Inner Circle of Advocates |
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Advocate, American Board of Trial
Advocates |
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Fellow, International Society of
Barristers |
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Fellow, International Academy of Law and
Science |
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Fellow, Council of Law and Science |
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Association of Trial Lawyers of America |
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World Association of Lawyers |
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World Jurist Association |
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Philosophical Society of Texas |
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The University of Texas Ex-Students'
Association, Life Member |
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The University of Texas School of Law
created "The Joseph D. Jamail Centennial Chair in Law and
Advocacy" |
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Recipient of the 1989 Jurisprudence
Award by The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. |
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Grand Marshall of the Martin Luther King
Day Parade, Houston, Texas, 1989 |
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Recipient of the Southern Trial Lawyers
Association 1993 War Horse Award. |
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Recipient of the 1993 Brotherhood Award
of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. |
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University of Texas has designated the
Jessie Jones Hall at the Law School as "The Joseph D. Jamail
Center for Legal Research." |
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Recipient of the 1993 Houston Texas Exes
award. |
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Recipient of the 1996 University of
Texas School of Law Outstanding Alumnus Award. |
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Recipient of the 1996 University of
Texas Distinguished Alumnus Award. |
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Honorary member Order of Barristers,
University of Texas |
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Recipient of the Texas Appleseed 2005 Good Apple Award |
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Named by Texas Monthly Magazine (12/99)
"The Lawyer of the Century" and named "King of Torts" by
Washington Post, Chicago Tribute and other publications. |
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Featured in recent book America's
Top Trial Lawyers by Donald E.
Vinson
Copyright 1994 by Prentice Hall Law & Business |
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Named one of country=s
top trial lawyers by most credible legal publications. |
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Represented a client who received the
largest jury verdict in the history of law - Pennzoil v.
Texaco - $11,120,000,000.00. |
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Represented a client who received the
largest cash award at the time in the history of Tort law -
Coates v. Remington Arms. Guiness Book of World Records |
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Represented a client who received a
verdict and judgment for $560 Million in a negligence and
fraud case - United States National Bank of Galveston, et
al v. Coopers & Lybrand, et al. |
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Has been lead counsel in over two
hundred personal injury cases where recovery, either by
verdict or settlement, was in excess of One Million Dollars. |
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Has over $12 Billion in jury verdicts
and over $13 Billion in verdicts and settlements. |
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Guest lecturer at many law schools
throughout the country, including the University of Texas. |
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Named Trial Lawyer of the Century
by California Trial Lawyers, Texas Monthly and others |
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Tried three cases which resulted in
manufacturer product recalls - Remington 600,
Honda All Terrain 3 Wheel Vehicle, prescription
drug Parlodel |
