So, who are they? Here is a quick look in the richest lawyers in the entire 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 additional "lawyers" using a substantially higher net value, but they simply have a law degree and no more use it.
Judge Joe Brown: $30 million
Best known for his daytime court show which ran for 15 decades, Judge Joe Brown obtained his law degree from UCLA. After serving as the initial African-American prosecutor in Memphis, TN, he opened his own practice prior to serving as a criminal court judge in Shelby County, TN. While presiding over James Earl Ray's allure for its assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., he caught the attention of TV manufacturers. The majority of his wealth was obtained via the show. In 2014, he ran for district attorney general in Shelby County, but lost to the incumbent.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.: $12 million
Born in 1935, Jordan has enjoyed a long law career that started after his graduation from Howard University. (In addition, he holds over 70 honorary degrees from several colleges and universities.) He is now the senior council, focusing on overall council, business, and international law, at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld LLP. His early career focused primarily on civil rights, while he later served as an adviser to President Clinton. The majority of his fortune was earned by representing substantial corporations, including Xerox and American Express, as well as spending some time as Wall Street banker.
William Lerach: $900 million
Though he had been disbarred in 2009 because of his participation in a kickback scheme, William Lerach had a rewarding career as a corporate lawyer with a specialization in private securities class action lawsuits for more than 30 decades, which is the way he gathered his substantial fortune. Nicknamed the "King of Pain" and frequently known as the most feared lawyer in American through his heyday, Lerach, a University of Pittsburg School of Law graduate, holds the record for the largest sum ever regained in a bunch of securities class actions lawsuits for its $7.12 billion judgement he received against Enron.
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 originally a corporate lawyer, though she immediately grew tired of it and decide to be a household court prosecutor. In 1982, she was appointed as a criminal court judge, in which she earned a reputation as a "demanding " judge and presided over more than 20,000 cases. This, along with various books she wrote, caught the eye of TV executives and finally resulted in her TV series. Additionally, she is the author of seven novels and has served as legal counsel on various TV shows.
Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion
Though he passed away at age 90 in December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this list because he had been the wealthiest practicing attorney in the United States in the time of his passing. Frequently referred to as the "King of Torts," he represented Pennzoil at a 1985 lawsuit against rival Texaco. His contingency fee was $335 after the courts decided 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 court for being abrasive, rude, and vulgar. But outside of the courtroom, he was famous for his generous philanthropy.
Alan Dershowitz: $25 million
After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went right to work. By 1964he was a part of the Harvard Law School faculty and in 1967, he was made a complete professor. (He murdered in 2013.) While teaching courses, he was also making a name for himself in the criminal law area. Thanks to his standing as the "top lawyer of last resort," he's a bevy of high-profile customers, including Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein. In addition, he has written more than a dozen books. Everything together helped him collect his fortune
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