Top Ten Richest Lawyers

So, who are they? Here's a quick look in the wealthiest attorneys in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the highest. Please note that the people on this list are practicing lawyers or judges. There are loads of other "lawyers" with a substantially higher net value, but they just have a law degree and no longer use it, go to https://gklaw.ca/.

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 immediately made a name for himself. He amassed his fortune by representing several big corporations, including IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (owner of the NY Yankees), CBS, and the NBA Players Association during the 2011 NBA lockout. According to Fortune magazine, he's "corporate America's number-one hired gun. "

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

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

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 initially a corporate lawyer, though she quickly grew tired of it and decide to be a family court prosecutor. In 1982, she was appointed as a criminal court judge, in which she gained a reputation as a "demanding " judge and presided over more than 20,000 cases. This, together with several books she wrote, caught the eye of TV executives and eventually resulted in her TV show. Additionally, she is the author of seven novels and has served as legal analyst on various TV shows.

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 case against Lehman Brothers for which he won a $51 million conclusion. However, in 2007, he was accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and finally served six years in federal prison. Today, at the age of 70, he's completed his sentence, and it has retained his massive 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 in Memphis, TN, he started his own clinic prior to serving as a criminal court judge in Shelby County, TN. While presiding over James Earl Ray's appeal for the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., he grabbed the attention of TV producers. The majority of his wealth had been obtained via the show. In 2014, he ran for district attorney general in Shelby County, but lost to the incumbent.