Joel Z. Hyatt is a prominent attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. He is the founder of Hyatt Legal Services, and was featured in the law firm's television commercials speaking the slogan, "I'm Joel Hyatt and you have my word on it." The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Hyatt founded Hyatt Legal Services in 1977 as a low-cost legal service.

Hyatt was a founding member of the U.S. Senate Democratic Leadership Circle and was a member of that group from 1981 to 1986. He was Democratic National Committee's treasurer from 1981 to 1983.

He is the son-in-law of former U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum and in 1994, when Metzenbaum decided to retire from the Senate, Hyatt ran to replace him. Hyatt lost to then Ohio Lt. Gov. R. Michael DeWine. Howard Morton Metzenbaum (born June 4, 1917) is an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate (1976 - 1995). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Richard Michael Mike DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is an American politician from Ohio. ...

Hyatt has since worked as a fund raiser for the Democratic party and is a business partner of former U.S. Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr.. In 2004, Hyatt and Gore purchased Newsworld International, a cable news channel, programmed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which airs news programming from around the world. On August 1, Gore and Hyatt relaunched the network as Current TV, a young adult-programmed news service. Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... Newsworld International (NWI) was a cable TV news channel broadcasting in the United States, whose content contained a mix of CBC and other international newscasts. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Currents official logo. ...

Hyatt teaches at Stanford University's school of business and runs Hyatt Legal Plans Inc. He is a member of the board of trustees of Morehouse College. Morehouse College is a private, four-year, liberal arts college for African-American men located on a 61 acre (247,000 m²) campus in Atlanta, Georgia. ...