Most Expensive Lawyer
Willie E. Gary: $100 million
Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the country 's most important corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He's won some of the biggest settlements and jury awards at the U.S., including several cases valued at more than $30 billion. A graduate of Shaw University, he's currently the managing partner at Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, and Gary, P.L.L.C., works as a motivational speaker, and has appeared as a legal analyst on "The Early Show. "

Alan Dershowitz: $25 million
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went right to work. By 1964, he had become a part of the Harvard Law School school and in 1967he was made a full professor. (He murdered in 2013.) While teaching classes, he was making a name for himself in the criminal law field. Thanks to his reputation as the "top lawyer of last resort," he has a bevy of high-profile customers, including Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein. Additionally, he has composed more than a dozen novels. Everything together helped him collect his fortune

Roy Black: $100 million
Still another criminal and civil defense lawyer, Roy Black, a graduate of the University of Miami, is the senior partner at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf. For over 40 decades, he's represented high profile customers, including William Kennedy Smith (acquitted on rape charges), Albertson's, Inc., and Helio Castroneves. Known by many in the industry for getting "the best national reputation in Florida," he acts as a legal advisor on "The Today Show" and "Good Morning America" and instructs advanced criminal evidence at the University of Miami.

Jose Baez: $8 million
Probably best known for protecting Casey Anthony in 2011', 47-year-old Jose Baez is definitely an American success story. After dropping out of high school, he joined the Navy, got his GED, and finally earned a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law. He's been engaged in several of high profile cases that led to acquittals, including the murder case of Nilton Diaz, which has been referred to as "the largest legal upset because O.J., among others [3]. He's considered by many to be the most sought after criminal attorney in the U.S. and currently reflects former NFL star Aaron Hernandez. He is also the writer of the bestselling book, Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story.

Mark Geragos: $25 million
A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense lawyer who has also been engaged in a number of landmark civil litigation class action cases. He's represented everyone from Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, and Winona Ryder to Scott Peterson and Susan McDougal. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California," he also holds a record for a few of the top 10 verdicts in California history for a 2008 case where he obtained a jury verdict awarding over $38 from a pharmaceutical firm. He currently serves as a managing partner at Geragos and Geragos.
