Top Lawyers In Usa

So, who are they? Here's a quick look at the wealthiest attorneys in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the highest. Please be aware that the people on this list are all practicing lawyers or judges. There are loads of additional "lawyers" using a considerably higher net value, but they simply possess a law degree and no more use it.

Lynn Toler: $15 million

Better called the judge from TV's Divorce Court as 2007, Lynn Toler formerly served as the only municipal court judge from Cleveland Heights, OH for at least 8 decades. After receiving her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984, she focused on civil law before becoming municipal court judge. In this role, she was famous for enforcing nontraditional sentences, such as writing essays. In addition to presiding over divorce court, Lynn is the author of 3 books.

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 instantly made a name for himself. He amassed his fortune by representing a number of large corporations, including IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (proprietor of the NY Yankees), CBS, and the NBA Players Association throughout the 2011 NBA lockout. According to Fortune magazine, he is "corporate America's number 1 hired gun. "

John Branca: $50 million

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

Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion

Though he passed away at the age of 90 in December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this record because he was the wealthiest practicing lawyer in the United States at the time of his death. Often known 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 from the University of Texas School of Law was a former marine who had a longstanding reputation in the courtroom for being abrasive, rude, and vulgar. However, outside the courtroom, he was known for his generous philanthropy.

Roy Black: $100 million

Yet another civil and criminal defense lawyer, Roy Black, a graduate from the University of Miami, is the senior partner at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf. For more than 40 decades, he's represented high profile clients, such as William Kennedy Smith (acquitted on rape charges), Albertson's, Inc., and Helio Castroneves. Known by most in the industry for having "the very best national reputation in Florida," he also acts as a legal advisor on "The Now Show" and "Good Morning America" and instructs advanced criminal evidence in the University of Miami.

Judge Joe Brown: $30 million

Best known for his day court series that ran for 15 decades, Judge Joe Brown received his law degree from UCLA. After working as the first African-American prosecutor at 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 allure for its assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., he caught the attention of TV producers. Most 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.