So, who are they? Here is a fast look in the wealthiest attorneys in the world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the greatest. Please note that the people on this list are practicing attorneys or judges. There are loads of additional "lawyers" using a considerably higher net value, but they just possess a law degree and no longer use it.
Jane Wanjiru Michuki: $60 million
Educated in the Kenya School of Law and Warwick University, Jane Wanjiru Michuki is a managing partner at Kimani & Michuki Advocate, a corporate law firm in Nairobi, Kenya that represents several of the biggest companies in Kenya, such as Equity Group Holdings Limited. In addition to her law career, she is the biggest female stockholder on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, which is where a fantastic bit of her net worth stems from.
William Lerach: $900 million
Although he had been disbarred in 2009 for his involvement in a kickback scheme, William Lerach had a rewarding career as a corporate lawyer with a specialty in private securities class action lawsuits for over 30 years, which is the way he gathered his substantial fortune. Nicknamed the "King of Pain" and often known 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 regained at a group of securities class action lawsuits for its $7.12 billion decision he obtained against Enron, click here.
Willie E. Gary: $100 million
Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the country 's biggest corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has 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 now the managing director 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. "
John Branca: $50 million
A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, John Branca has had a lengthy career as an entertainment and corporate attorney with a focus on representing roll and rock acts and independent investors. He's represented over 30 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is about pretty much every list of premier entertainment attorneys in the world. On one note, he serves as the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate.
Thomas Mesereau: $25 million
Additionally 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 has won plenty of other awards including "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's known for taking high stakes instances with hopeless odds and getting extraordinary results. He was Michael Jackson's lawyer when he had been acquitted of 14 child molestation charges and has won an unprecedented three federal criminal jury trials in a row. While his hourly rate is so high that it's not printed, he does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.
Bill Neukom: $850 million
Currently serving as the creator and CEO of the World Justice Project, which is dedicated to promoting the rule of law all over the world, Bill Neukom is a corporate attorney who is 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, that was in its beginning phases. Eventually, he became Microsoft's legal counsel, a position he held for 25 decades. Previously, he had been an investor in the San Francisco Giants, go to website.
