Top Lawyers Of Usa

So, who are they? Here is a fast look at the wealthiest lawyers in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the greatest. Please note that the individuals on this list are practicing attorneys or judges. There are plenty of additional "attorneys " with a substantially higher net worth, but they just have a law degree and no more use it.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the country 's biggest corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He's won a number of the biggest settlements and jury awards in the U.S., including many cases valued at more than $30 billion. A graduate of Shaw University, he's 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. "

John Branca: $50 million

A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, John Branca has had a lengthy career as an entertainment and corporate attorney with a focus on representing roll and rock acts and independent investors. He has represented over 30 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is about pretty much every list of premier entertainment lawyers on earth. On a side note, he functions as the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate.

Lynn Toler: $15 million

Better called the judge from TV's Divorce Court as 2007, Lynn Toler previously served as the sole municipal court judge from Cleveland Heights, OH for more than 8 decades. After receiving her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984, she concentrated on civil law until becoming municipal court judge. Within this function, she was famous for enforcing nontraditional sentences, like writing essays. Besides presiding over divorce court, Lynn is the author of three books.

Judge Joe Brown: $30 million

Best known for his day court show which ran for 15 decades, Judge Joe Brown received his law degree from UCLA. After working as the initial African-American prosecutor in Memphis, TN, he started his own practice prior to working 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 grabbed the eye of TV manufacturers. Most of his wealth was gained through the show. In 2014, he ran for district attorney general in Shelby County, but lost to the incumbent.