Top Ten Richest Lawyers In Usa

So, who are they? Here's a fast look in the richest lawyers in the world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the highest. Please note that the people on this list are practicing attorneys or judges. There are plenty of other "attorneys " with a substantially higher net value, but they just possess a law degree and no more use it, look more interesting ideas.

Bill Neukom: $850 million

Currently serving as the founder and CEO of the World Justice Project, which is dedicated to promoting the rule of law all over the planet, Bill Neukom is a corporate lawyer who is famous for his philanthropy. After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1967, he worked at a small firm until he was asked to perform work for Microsoft, that was still in its beginning stages. 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.

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 immediately made a name for himself. He gathered his fortune by representing a number of big corporations, such as IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (proprietor of the NY Yankees), CBS, and the NBA Players Association during the 2011 NBA lockout. According to Fortune magazine, he's "corporate America's number 1 hired gun. "

Roy Black: $100 million

Yet another criminal and civil defense attorney, Roy Black, a graduate of the University of Miami, is the senior associate at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf. For more than 40 decades, he has represented high profile customers, such as William Kennedy Smith (acquitted on rape charges), Albertson's, Inc., and Helio Castroneves. Known by most in the industry for having "the very best national reputation in Florida," he acts as a legal advisor on "The Today Show" and "Good Morning America" and instructs advanced criminal evidence in the University of Miami.

Wichai Thongtang: $1.1 billion

Considered by many in the industry to be "one of the best titles in the profession from across the globe," Wichai Thongtang is a strong lawyer in Thailand. After graduating from Thammasat University in 1970, he moved into corporate law, where he represented a range of leading Thai executives and businesses and took the opportunity to learn about the stock market and investing. In addition to his law career, Thongtang is the Chairman of Cable Thai Holding PLC and owns 15 percent of Dusit Medical, a Bangkok healthcare company.

Judy Sheindlin: between $150 million and $250 million

Best known for being a no-nonsense TV judge, Judge Judy earns $47 million annually. A 1965 graduate of New York Law School, Judge Sheindlin was initially a corporate lawyer, though she quickly grew tired of it and decide to be a household court prosecutor. In 1982, she was appointed as a criminal court judge, where she gained a reputation for a "tough" judge and presided over more than 20,000 cases. This, along with various novels she wrote, caught the attention of TV executives and finally led to her TV show. In addition, she's the author of seven books and has served as legal counsel on various TV shows.

Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion

A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and a prominent trial lawyer, Richard Scruggs is famous for his love of tobacco and asbestos cases as well as the fact he won more than $1 billion in judgements against various businesses. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action suits, as well as the 2003 case against Lehman Brothers which he won a $51 million verdict. However, in 2007, he was accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and finally served six years in federal prison. Today, in age 70, he's finished his sentence and has kept his massive fortune.