Top Ten Lawyers In Usa

So, who are they? Here's a quick look in the wealthiest 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 loads of additional "lawyers" with a considerably higher net worth, but they just have a law degree and no longer use it, look more ideas.

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 asbestos and tobacco cases and the fact that he won more than $1 billion in judgements against various companies. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action suits, in addition to the 2003 situation against Lehman Brothers for which he won a $51 million conclusion. However, 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 finished his sentence, and it has retained his massive fortune.

Alan Dershowitz: $25 million

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went right to work. By 1964, he had become a part of the Harvard Law School school and in 1967he was made a full professor. (He murdered in 2013.) While teaching courses, he was making a name for himself in the criminal law field. Thanks to his reputation as the "top lawyer of last resort," he has a bevy of high-profile customers, including Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein. In addition, he has written over a dozen books. Everything collectively helped him collect his fortune

Judge Joe Brown: $30 million

Best known for his daytime court series that ran for 15 years, Judge Joe Brown received his law degree from UCLA. After serving as the first African-American prosecutor at Memphis, TN, he opened his own practice before serving as a criminal court judge in Shelby County, TN. While presiding over James Earl Ray's appeal for its assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., he caught the eye of TV producers. Most of his wealth had been gained through the show. In 2014, he ran for district attorney general in Shelby County, but lost to the incumbent.

Mark Geragos: $25 million

A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense attorney who's also been engaged in a number 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 Lawyers in California," he holds a listing for one of the top 10 verdicts in California history for a 2008 case where he obtained a jury verdict awarding more than $38 against a pharmaceutical company. He currently serves as a managing associate at Geragos and Geragos.