Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion
A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and a prominent trial attorney, Richard Scruggs is famous for his love of tobacco and asbestos cases and the fact that he won more than $1 billion in judgements against different companies. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action lawsuits, as well as the 2003 case against Lehman Brothers which he won a $51 million verdict. However, in 2007, he had been accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and finally served six years in federal prison. Now, at age 70, he has completed his sentence, and it has retained his massive fortune.
Harish Salve: $6 million
At 59 years old, Harish Salve has worked hard to create a reputation as one of India's best (and most expensive) attorneys, specializing in commercial, constitutional, and tax law. Salve, who comes from a long line of attorneys and previously served as the Solicitor General of India, currently costs customers about $45,000 a day. Along with representing many government entities, large company customers, and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, he's represented Bollywood celebrities in criminal cases. In fact, he's often known as famed actor Salman Khan's "guardian angel" for keeping him from jail on a hit and run charge. (Indian prisons are notorious for harsh conditions.)
Jane Wanjiru Michuki: $60 million
Educated at the Kenya School of Law and Warwick University, Jane Wanjiru Michuki is currently a managing partner at Kimani & Michuki Advocate, a corporate law firm in Nairobi, Kenya that represents several of the largest corporations in Kenya, such as Equity Group Holdings Limited. In addition to her law career, she's the biggest female stockholder in the Nairobi Stock Exchange, which is where a good bit of her net worth comes from.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.: $12 million
Born in 1935, Jordan has enjoyed a long law career that began after his graduation from Howard University. (Additionally, he holds more than 70 honorary degrees from various colleges and universities.) He is currently the senior council, focusing on general council, business, and international law, at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld LLP. His early career focused mostly on civil rights, while he later served as an adviser to President Clinton. The majority of his fortune had been earned by representing substantial businesses, including Xerox and American Express, as well as spending some time as Wall Street banker.
David Boies: $20 million
Currently serving as the chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, David Boies previously 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 1 hired gun. "
Jose Baez: $8 million
Probably best known for protecting Casey Anthony in 2011', 47-year-old Jose Baez is definitely an American success story. After dropping out of high school, he joined the Navy, got his GED, and finally earned a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law. He's been engaged in several of high profile cases that led in acquittals, including the murder case of Nilton Diaz, that has been referred to as "the biggest legal upset since O.J., among others [3]. He is considered by many to be the most pursued criminal lawyer in the U.S. and now represents former NFL star Aaron Hernandez. He is also the writer of this best-selling publication, Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story.
No comments:
Post a Comment