Top Ten Richest Lawyers

So, who are they? Here is a quick look in the richest lawyers in the world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the greatest. Please be aware that the people on this list are practicing lawyers or judges. There are plenty of additional "lawyers" with a substantially higher net worth, but they just possess a law degree and no longer use it.

Robert Shapiro: $50 million

Presently a senior partner at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen, and Shapiro, LLP, Robert Shapiro graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968 and began a career as a criminal lawyer. After working on O.J. Simpson's legal team (and representing other actors ), he chose to move into civil lawsuit. In addition to his law career, he has written a children's publication and can be a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on several 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 many cases valued at over $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. "

Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion

Although he passed away at the age of 90 at December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this record because he had been the wealthiest practicing attorney in the USA at the time of his passing. Often known as the "King of Torts," he represented Pennzoil in a 1985 lawsuit against rival Texaco. His contingency fee was $335 following the courts chose in Pennzoil's favor. The 1953 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law was a former marine who had a longstanding reputation in the courtroom for being abrasive, rude, and vulgar. However, outside the court, he was known for his generous philanthropy.

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 attorney who is famous for his philanthropy. After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1967, he worked at a small business until he had been asked to perform work for Microsoft, that had been in its beginning phases. Finally he became Microsoft's legal counsel, a position he held for 25 decades. Formerly, he had been an investor in the San Francisco Giants.