Top Richest Lawyers In The World

So, who are they? Here's a quick look at the richest lawyers in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the greatest. Please be aware that the people on this list are all practicing attorneys or judges. There are loads of additional "attorneys " with a substantially higher net value, but they simply possess a law degree and no longer use it, real estate lawyer Gabriel.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on several of the country 's biggest corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has won a number of the biggest settlements and jury awards at the U.S., including many 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., functions as a motivational speaker, and has appeared 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 was the wealthiest practicing attorney in the USA at the time of his death. Often known as the "King of Torts," he represented Pennzoil at a 1985 lawsuit against rival Texaco. His contingency fee was $335 following the courts decided in Pennzoil's favor. The 1953 graduate from the University of Texas School of Law was a former marine who had a longstanding reputation in the courtroom to be abrasive, rude, and vulgar. But outside the courtroom, he was famous for his generous philanthropy.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr.: $12 million

Born in 1935, Jordan has enjoyed a very long law career that began after his graduation from Howard University. (In addition, he holds over 70 honorary degrees from several colleges and universities.) He is currently the senior council, focusing on general council, business, and global law, in Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld LLP. His early career focused mostly on civil rights, while he later served as an advisor to President Clinton. Most of his fortune was earned by representing substantial corporations, such as Xerox and American Express, as well as spending some time as Wall Street banker.

Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion

A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and also a prominent trial attorney, 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 various businesses. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action suits, in addition to the 2003 case against Lehman Brothers which he won a $51 million conclusion. However, in 2007, he had been accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and eventually served six years in federal prison. Today, in age 70, he has completed his sentence, and it has retained his large fortune.