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I was taught that a lawyer was supposed to be a custodian of the community's legal and ethical sense.

Joe Jamail

I was taught that a lawyer was supposed to be a custodian of the community's legal and ethical sense.

Tags: community, lawyer, ethical

Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer.

Joe Jamail

Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer.

Tags: success, lawyer, long

About Author
Joseph Dahr Jamail Jr. (October 19, 1925 – December 23, 2015) was an American attorney and billionaire. The wealthiest practicing attorney in America, he was frequently referred to as the "King of Torts".In 2015, his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $1.7 billion. Jamail died on December 23, 2015 in Houston from complications related to pneumonia.

It's not a bad thing fighting for equality and helping the poor. It's not a bad thing to have on your professional tombstone: 'He believed in equality and he helped the poor.'

Joe Jamail

It's not a bad thing fighting for equality and helping the poor. It's not a bad thing to have on your professional tombstone: 'He believed in equality and he helped the poor.'

Tags: professional, fighting, poor

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.

Joe Jamail

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.

Tags: money, college, government

I don't think I'm a good ol' boy. Honestly, the last thing I am is a redneck. I like silk sheets, fancy cars, beautiful women, good whiskey.

Joe Jamail

I don't think I'm a good ol' boy. Honestly, the last thing I am is a redneck. I like silk sheets, fancy cars, beautiful women, good whiskey.

Tags: beautiful, women, good

For every dollar we have given to athletics, we have given about 27 to higher education or medical research.

Joe Jamail

For every dollar we have given to athletics, we have given about 27 to higher education or medical research.

Tags: education, research