Top 10 Lawyers In Usa

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

Alan Dershowitz: $25 million

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went to work. By 1964, he had become a part of the Harvard Law School faculty and in 1967he had been made a full professor. (He murdered in 2013.) While teaching courses, he was also making a name for himself in the criminal law field. Thanks to his standing as the "top lawyer of last resort," he's a bevy of high-profile clients, such as Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein. Additionally, he's written over a dozen books. Everything together helped him collect his fortune

Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion

A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and also a prominent trial lawyer, Richard Scruggs is best known for his love of tobacco and asbestos cases as well as the fact that he won more than $1 billion in judgements against different 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 eventually served six years in federal prison. Today, at age 70, he's completed his sentence and has retained his massive fortune, Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer. Farid Zamani Law Firm.

Wichai Thongtang: $1.1 billion

Considered by many in the sector to become "one of the top titles in the profession from around the planet," Wichai Thongtang is a strong lawyer in Thailand. After graduating from Thammasat University in 1970he moved to corporate law, where he represented a range of leading Thai executives and businesses and took the chance to learn about the stock exchange and investing. In addition to his law career, Thongtang is the Chairman of Cable Thai Holding PLC and owns 15% of Dusit Medical, a Bangkok healthcare firm.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the nation's most important corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has won a number of the biggest settlements and jury awards in the U.S., including many 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., works as a motivational speaker, and has emerged as a legal analyst on "The Early Show. "

David Boies: $20 million

Currently serving as the chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, David Boies previously served as Chief Counsel for the US Senate. He graduated from Yale University in 1966 and almost instantly made a name for himself. He amassed his fortune by representing several large corporations, such as IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (owner of the NY Yankees), CBS, and the NBA Players Association throughout the 2011 NBA lockout. According to Fortune magazine, he's "corporate America's number 1 hired gun. "

Thomas Mesereau: $25 million

Also a criminal defense lawyer (Are you noticing a trend?) , Thomas Mesereau graduated from Harvard University and The University of California's Hastings College of Law and has was named "Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2015" from the National Trial Lawyers. (He's won plenty of other awards such as "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's notorious for carrying high stakes cases with impossible odds and getting extraordinary results. He had been Michael Jackson's lawyer when he had been acquitted of 14 child molestation charges and has won an unprecedented three national criminal jury trials in a row. While his hourly rate is so high it's not published, he does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.