University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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 I remember sneaking into the law school when I was an undergraduate. Everyone was so mature and so serious and so important. I didn't know what the Texas Law Review was. I didn't know if an 80 average was good or bad. I had never heard of Vinson Elkins All I knew was that I wanted to be a member of that elite group of priests up on the hill more than anything. And my turn came. I learned what the Texas Lav Review was ... and wasn't I learned what an 80 average meant. And I heard the names of Vinson Elkins and Fulbright Jaworski echo through the crowded halls. TEXAS LAW REVIEW Oouglayion 8 — Introduction

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The largest jury verdict in the history of law: that is how Joseph D. Jamail. lead counsel for Pennzoil. made international headlines when a jury in Houston announced a $10.53 billion damage judgement against Texaco. Inc. in November Jamail. partner in the Houston firm of Jamail and Kolius. is also famous in tort aw circles for representing a client who received the largest cash award in the history of tort aw. Coa s v. Remington Arms. He has been lead counsel in more than 60 personal injury cases where the recovery exceeded $1 million by either verdict or settlement. Jamail received both his bachelors degree and his aw degree from the University of Texas. He was born in Houston in 1925. and he returned there upon his graduation from the UT School of Law in 1953 In addition to belonging to the usual trial and bar associations. Jamail belongs to several selective and prestigious groups. His memberships include: Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Inner Circle of Advocates Advocate. American Board of Trial Advocates Fellow of the International Society of Barristers Fellow of the International Academy of Law and Science Fellow of the Council of Law and Science It is a pleasure and an honor to dedicate the 1986 Peregrmus to a person who embodies the spirit that al attorneys should have: Mr Joseph D. Jamail. HowToLoseThe BETAOUR- COMPANY CASE BY STEPHEN J. ADLER m «..« » V M a c.alrmow Ikt »R«1 «C « Nothing went right for Texaco in its -'A $10.53 billion loss to Pennzoil: Texaco witnesses and lawyers made mistakes. the judge wmte a jury chaigc plainly sympathetic to Pcnn .oil-and the jurors misunderstood a crucial concept. •J h Mlk •kala.ixll I,. p. . ulk k. I K.s .I—... . ll'l In nTi .J Hie lm. iihW ( J| Ikrfcai OougL rKn abov Pcnn,Z0‘' ludgmcnl. Jamaii has been fealured in the Wa»' Slrccl Journal. Time. Texas Monthly. Busncss Week. Forlune. and U.S News and World Reports photo highlights articles lhai appeared in ihc fhc Amcrcan Lawyer Indication — 7

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 And I learned about the law They told me that I was being taught to think like a lawyer as they harassed me and belittled me in front of my classmates. I think they were teaching me to think like a professor. Professors aren’t real lawyers, are they9 But I learned much more than the law I learned that real success isn't easy. The victories that used to come so effortlessly when I was younger eluded me. And the little paper stars that those people chased were so important. Excellence was difficult And the painful defeats that always seemed to befall those nameless, faceless others that I had sped by on my fast track to a career began catching up with me. This couldn't be what life is like. Introduction — 9