Lawyer: My Trials and Jubilations FROM THE PUBLISHER
He has been called a savior, a philanthropist, a "good ol' boy," and an SOB. His own mother said he was the kind of kid she didn't want her sons playing with. But one thing he has never been called is boring! In his fifty years of practicing law, Joe Jamail has tried hundreds of cases, won most of them, and earned many millions of dollars and a multitude of friends. But Joe defies most lawyer stereotypes. His victory for Pennzoil over Texaco landed his name on the front pages, yet it wasn't what made him Joe Jamail. He is a singular figure in his profession because of all his verdicts for the families of workers and children killed or maimed in accidents not of their own doing. Joe has won titles like "King of Torts" and "Lawyer of the Century," but he still refers to himself as "a sore-back lawyer." That's his way of not letting others portray his victories in terms too fancy for his taste. And in Lawyer, his story is told in the same no-nonsense way, with warmth, humor, and biting candor.
SYNOPSIS
JOE JAMAIL has been...
The lawyer who won the biggest lawsuit in history, Pennzoil vs. Texaco, with $11 billion verdict...
Has been responsible for the national recall of three dangerous productsRemington 600, Honda All Terrain 3 Wheelers, and the prescription drug Parlodel...
Dubbed "King of Torts" by Time and Newsweek and �Trial Lawyer of the Century" by Texas Monthly and California Trial Lawyers...
The lawyer who has over $12 billion in jury verdicts and over $13 billion in verdicts and settlements.
The lead counsel in over 200 personal injury cases where recovery was in excess of $1 million...
Described by his own mother as the kind of boy she didn't want her sons playing with...
He has been called , a savior, a philanthropist, a �good �ol boy,� and a SOB—but one thing Joe Jamail has never been is boring!
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