Top 10 Richest Lawyers In The World

So, who are they? Here is a quick look at the wealthiest lawyers in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the highest. Please be aware that the people on this list are practicing lawyers or judges. There are loads of other "attorneys " using a substantially higher net value, but they simply have a law degree and no more use it.

Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion

A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and a prominent trial lawyer, Richard Scruggs is famous for his love of asbestos and tobacco cases as well as the fact that he won more than $1 billion in judgements against various businesses. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action lawsuits, as well as the 2003 case against Lehman Brothers which he won a $51 million verdict. But in 2007, he had been accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and finally served six years in prison. Now, at age 70, he has completed his sentence, and it has kept his massive fortune, more interesting ideas.

Robert Shapiro: $50 million

Currently a senior partner at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen, and Shapiro, LLP, Robert Shapiro graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968 and started a career as a criminal lawyer. After serving on O.J. Simpson's legal group (and representing several other actors ), he opted to move into civil litigation. Besides his law career, he has written a kids 's book and is a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.

William Lerach: $900 million

Though he was disbarred in 2009 because of his participation in a kickback scheme, William Lerach had a lucrative career as a corporate attorney with a specialty in private securities class action lawsuits for more than 30 years, which is how he gathered his considerable fortune. Nicknamed the "King of Pain" and frequently referred to as the most dreaded attorney in American during his heyday, Lerach, a University of Pittsburg School of Law graduate, holds the record for the largest sum ever recovered at a group of securities class action lawsuits for its $7.12 billion judgement he received against Enron.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the country 's biggest corporations, including Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has won some of the largest settlements and jury awards at the U.S., including several cases valued at more than $30 billion. A graduate of Shaw University, he is currently the managing director at Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, and Gary, P.L.L.C., functions as a motivational speaker, and has emerged as a legal analyst on "The Early Show. "

Bill Neukom: $850 million

Currently serving as the creator and CEO of the World Justice Project, which is devoted to promoting the rule of law all around the planet, Bill Neukom is a corporate lawyer who's well-known because of his philanthropy. After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1967, he worked in a small firm until he had been asked to do work for Microsoft, which had been still in its beginning stages. Finally , he became Microsoft's legal counsel, a position he held for 25 decades. Previously, he had been an investor in the San Francisco Giants.