Who are the richest lawyers in the world?

Who are the richest lawyers in the world?

 

One of these lawyers earns $ 58,000 a day. The annual salary of a judge is ... $ 47 million! Who are the most affluent legal experts on the planet? Here is the top 20 ...

 

The Money inc. has drawn up a list of the lawyers with the highest fortune, among those who still practice. Here is the identity of these extremely rich lawyers!

 

20. Harish Salve ($ 7.8 million)

 

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Me Salve is one of India's most renowned lawyers. He specializes in commercial, tax and constitutional law. He has also represented Bollywood celebrities in criminal matters. His clients receive a bill for fees of approximately $ 58,000 per day ...

 

 

19. Jose Baez ($ 10.4 million)

 

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A graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law in the United States, Me Baez dropped out of high school and entered the military. It wasn't until years later that he got his law degree. He is recognized today as a formidable criminal lawyer.

 

18. Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ($ 15.6 million)

 

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This legal counsel works in commercial and international law at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld LLP. Previously, he was personal advisor to President Bill Clinton. His fortune comes from the multinational companies he represented, like Xerox and American Express, and from the fact that he was once a Wall Street banker.

 

17. Lynn Toler ($ 19.5 million)

 

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One of only three women on the list, Lynn Toler is known as the judge of the American series Divorce Court. Prior to that, she was a judge in Cleveland Heights, Ohio City Court. She graduated from Pennsylvania Law School.

 

16. David Boies ($ 26 million)

 

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Currently President of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, he was previously Senior Counsel for the United States Senate. He graduated from Yale University. His fortune was obtained by representing IBM, Napster, CBS and other multinationals.

 

15. Alan Dershowitz ($ 32.5 million)

 

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Lawyer, prolific writer, Harvard graduate and former professor of this university, Me Dershowitz specializes in criminal law. He is recognized as one of the best lawyers in cases where the case seems lost.

 

14. Mark Geragos ($ 32.5 million)

 

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A graduate of Loyola Law School, Me Geragos also works in criminal matters. He is currently working at Geragos and Geragos. He has been readily named one of California's 100 Most Influential Lawyers. Big names like Chris Brown and Michael Jackson have been among his clients.

 

13. Thomas Mesereau ($ 32.5 million)

 

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Named litigator of the year in 2015 by the National Trial Lawyers, Thomas Mesereau also practices in defense in criminal law. He was the lawyer who got Michael Jackson acquitted of 14 child sexual offenses. Surprisingly, he also does pro bono mandates.

 

12. Joe Brown ($ 39 million)

 

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Today a judge, Joe Brown was the first black attorney in Memphis. He presided over the appeal of the guilty verdict for the murderer of Martin Luther King Jr. He is known to have presided over the US program "Judge Joe Brown".

 

11. Robert Shapiro ($ 65 million)

 

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Me Shapiro studied law at Loyola Law School. Originally working in criminal law, he now works in civil litigation, notably for several celebrities. He is now a senior partner at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen, and Shapiro LLP.

 

10. John Branca ($ 65 million)

 

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Me Branca specializes in representing stars of the music industry, having acted for no less than 30 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

 

9. Jane Wanjiru Michuki ($ 78 million)

 

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Second woman on the list, she studied at the Kenya School of Law and Warwick University. She is currently a managing partner of Kimani & Michuki Advocate in Kenya, which specializes in business law. This firm represents many of Kenya's biggest companies.

 

8. Roy Black ($ 130 million)

 

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Me Black is a Managing Partner at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf. He works in civil law and criminal defense. He is said to have the best reputation as a lawyer in Florida. He is a legal analyst on The Today Show and Good Morning America.

 

 

 

7. Willie E. Gary ($ 130 million)

 

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Mr. Gary is renowned for having won cases against several multinationals, including Disney. A graduate of Shaw University, he is currently a Managing Partner at Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson and Gary, P.L.L.C. He is also a legal analyst on The Early Show.

 

6. Judy Sheindlin (between $ 200 and $ 325 million)

 

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The richest woman on the charts, this judge has a salary of $ 47 million per year. Before becoming a magistrate, she worked in business law, then as a family lawyer. Author of several books, she has the reputation of being severe in court.

 

5. Bill Neukom ($ 1.1 billion)

 

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Me Neukom owes his fortune to the fact that he participated in the development of Microsoft from its very beginnings. He later became Microsoft's legal counsel for 25 years. Today, he is CEO of the World Justice Project, an organization that aims to promote justice around the world.

 

4. William Lerach ($ 1.17 billion)

 

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Me Lerach holds the record for the highest amount ever raised in a cause: it was class action in the wake of the Enron scandal, where he obtained more than 7 billion US dollars (9 billion Canadian). However, Me Lerach has been removed from the Bar since 2009 because of a case of payment of illegal commissions. He also had to spend two years in prison.

 

3. Wichai Thongtang ($ 1.43 billion)

 

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Mr. Wichai Thongtang, who owns significant stakes in several Thai companies, is a very powerful lawyer in Thailand. His practice focuses on business law: he represents numerous multinationals. He is considered to be one of the most influential lawyers around the world.

 

2. Joe Jamail ($ 2.21 billion)

 

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Although he passed away very recently, in December 2015, Mr. Jamail was until his death one of the most influential lawyers in the United States, where he represented multinationals. In court, he had a reputation for being brutal, aggressive, even vulgar, but outside the law, he was also a generous philanthropist.

 

1. Richard Scruggs ($ 2.21 billion)

 

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A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, Mr. Scruggs is best known for winning multi-million dollar class actions against numerous multinational corporations. However, he was charged with corruption in 2007 and after pleading guilty had to spend six years in prison.