American - Businessman | October 19, 1925 -
Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer.
Joe Jamail
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For me, being a lawyer means to help those in need.
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If you are not emotionally involved, your client is not getting your best effort.
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You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.
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Do you know what the root of mediation is? Mediocrity!
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It has been pointed out to me, more than once, that for someone who chose a profession steeped in procedure and protocol, I had little use for either.
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I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.
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It's a great feeling knowing you've helped someone. That's what I've spent my life doing and my practice.
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We can still do good for others and do good for ourselves. I would wither and die, truthfully. I need to be somewhere where the light's on me.
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When I walk into a courtroom, I feel like I'm home.
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That's a good feeling, to save your clients two billion dollars.
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I didn't do too well until my second year, when I realized that there were no right or wrong answers and that my professors were interested only in how well I could develop an argument.
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