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Joe Jamail
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TitleJoe Jamail
AbstractJoseph "Joe" Jamail talks about growing up in Houston in the 1030s and his career as one of the top lawyers in America. He is considered one of the wealthiest lawyers in the nation and is often referred to as the King of Torts. Joe has given monetary contributions to numerous institutions, one being the University of Texas at Austin. He also contributed to the realization of the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark in downtown Houston.
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Date of InterviewDecember 11, 2007
SubjectsJamail, Joseph D., 1925- ; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
IntervieweeJamail, Joseph D., 1925-.
InterviewersHobby, Paul
Original FormatMini DV
LanguageEnglish
Ownership NoticeThe Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Length of Interview02:01:00
Relation-Is Part Of Houston Oral History Project : a great city voices its past.
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