Top Ten Richest Lawyers In Usa

So, who are they? Here is a quick look at the richest lawyers in the world, ranked from the lowest net value to the highest. Please be aware that the individuals on this list are all practicing attorneys or judges. There are plenty of other "lawyers" using a considerably higher net value, but they simply possess a law degree and no longer use it, look more interesting ideas.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on several of the country 's most important corporations, including Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He's won some of the largest settlements and jury awards in the U.S., including several cases valued at more than $30 billion. A graduate of Shaw University, he's currently the managing director at Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, and Gary, P.L.L.C., functions as a motivational speaker, and has emerged as a legal analyst on "The Early Show. "

David Boies: $20 million

Currently serving as the chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, David Boies formerly served as Chief Counsel for the US Senate. He graduated from Yale University in 1966 and almost instantly made a name for himself. He gathered his fortune by representing several big corporations, such as IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (proprietor of the NY Yankees), CBS, and the NBA Players Association throughout the 2011 NBA lockout. According to Fortune magazine, he is "corporate America's number-one hired gun. "

Jose Baez: $8 million

Probably best known for defending Casey Anthony in 2011','' 47-year-old Jose Baez is definitely an American success story. After dropping out of high school, he joined the Navy, got his GED, and eventually earned a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law. He has been involved in a number of high profile cases that led to acquittals, including the murder case of Nilton Diaz, that has been referred to as "the largest legal upset since O.J., among others [3]. He is considered by many to be the most sought after criminal lawyer in the U.S. and currently represents former NFL star Aaron Hernandez. He's also the author of this bestselling publication, Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story.

Jane Wanjiru Michuki: $60 million

Educated at 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 corporations in Kenya, for example Equity Group Holdings Limited. In addition to her law career, she is the largest female stockholder on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, which is where a fantastic piece of her net worth stems from.

Mark Geragos: $25 million

A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense attorney who has also been engaged in several of landmark civil litigation class action cases. He's represented everyone from Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, and Winona Ryder to Scott Peterson and Susan McDougal. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California," he holds a record for a few of the top 10 verdicts in California history for a 2008 case in which he obtained a jury verdict awarding more than $38 against a pharmaceutical company. He currently serves as a managing associate at Geragos and Geragos.