Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion
A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and also a prominent trial attorney, Richard Scruggs is best known for his love of tobacco and asbestos cases as well as the fact he won more than $1 billion in judgements against various businesses. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action suits, in addition to the 2003 situation against Lehman Brothers for which he won a $51 million conclusion. However, in 2007, he had been accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and eventually served six years in prison. Now, at age 70, he's finished his sentence, and it has retained his large fortune.
Harish Salve: $6 million
At 59 years old, Harish Salve has worked tirelessly to create a reputation as one of India's top (and most expensive) attorneys, specializing in commercial, constitutional, and taxation law. Salve, that 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 several government entities, large company customers, and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, he's represented Bollywood celebrities in criminal cases. In reality, he is often referred to as famed actor Salman Khan's "guardian angel" for keeping him out of prison on a hit and run charge. (Indian prisons are renowned for harsh conditions.)
Robert Shapiro: $50 million
Currently a senior partner at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen, and Shapiro, LLP, Robert Shapiro graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968 and started a career as a criminal lawyer. After working on O.J. Simpson's legal group (and representing other actors ), he chose to move into civil lawsuit. Besides his law career, he has written a children's publication and is a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.
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 eventually earned a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law. He has been engaged in a number of high profile cases that led in acquittals, including the murder case of Nilton Diaz, which has been referred to as "the biggest legal mad since O.J., among others [3]. He's considered by many to be the most sought after criminal attorney in the U.S. and currently represents former NFL star Aaron Hernandez. He's also the writer of this bestselling book, Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story.
Jane Wanjiru Michuki: $60 million
Educated at the Kenya School of Law and Warwick University, Jane Wanjiru Michuki is a managing partner at Kimani & Michuki Advocate, a corporate law firm in Nairobi, Kenya that represents Many of the biggest companies in Kenya, such as Equity Group Holdings Limited. In addition to her law career, she is the largest female stockholder in the Nairobi Stock Exchange, which is where a good piece of her net worth comes from.
Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion
Though he passed away in the age of 90 in December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this record because he had been the wealthiest practicing attorney in the United States at the time of his death. Frequently known as the "King of Torts," he represented Pennzoil at a 1985 lawsuit against rival Texaco. His contingency fee was $335 following 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 courtroom to be abrasive, rude, and vulgar. However, outside of the courtroom, he was famous for his generous philanthropy.
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