Top Ten Most Richest Lawyers

So, who are they? Here's a quick look in the wealthiest attorneys in the world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the greatest. Please be aware that the individuals on this list are all practicing lawyers or judges. There are plenty of other "attorneys " using a considerably higher net value, but they simply possess a law degree and no longer use it, Real Estate Lawyer Toronto - GK Law. Residential Lawyers.

Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion

Though he passed away at the age of 90 in December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this list because he had been the wealthiest practicing attorney in the United States 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 after 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 to be abrasive, rude, and vulgar. However, outside of the courtroom, he was famous for his generous philanthropy.

John Branca: $50 million

A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, John Branca has had a lengthy career as an amusement and corporate lawyer 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 record of premier entertainment attorneys on earth. On a side note, he serves as the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate.

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 famous for his love of tobacco and asbestos cases and the fact that he won more than $1 billion in judgements against different companies. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action lawsuits, in addition to the 2003 case against Lehman Brothers for which he won a $51 million conclusion. But in 2007, he had been accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and finally served six years in federal prison. Today, in the age of 70, he's completed his sentence, and it has retained his large fortune.

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 been appointed "Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2015" from the National Trial Lawyers. (He has won lots of other awards such as "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's notorious for taking high stakes instances with hopeless odds and receiving extraordinary results. He had been Michael Jackson's attorney when he was 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 also does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.