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 began a career as a criminal attorney. After working on O.J. Simpson's legal group (and representing other actors ), he opted to move into civil lawsuit. Besides his law career, he has written a kids 's publication and can be a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.
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, such as IBM, Napster, George Steinbrenner (owner 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. "
Mark Geragos: $25 million
A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense attorney who has also been engaged in a number of landmark civil lawsuit class action cases. He has represented everyone from Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, and Winona Ryder into Scott Peterson and Susan McDougal. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California," he holds a record for a few of the top 10 verdicts in California history for a 2008 situation where he obtained a jury verdict awarding over $38 against a pharmaceutical firm. He currently serves as a managing associate at Geragos and Geragos.
John Branca: $50 million
A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, John Branca has had a lengthy career as an amusement and corporate lawyer with a focus on representing roll and rock acts and separate investors. He's represented over 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 one note, he serves as the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate.
Wichai Thongtang: $1.1 billion
Thought of by many in the sector to become "one of the top names in the profession from across the globe," Wichai Thongtang is a strong lawyer in Thailand. After graduating from Thammasat University in 1970, he went to corporate law, by which he represented a number of top Thai executives and corporations and took the opportunity to learn about the stock exchange and investing. Besides his law profession, Thongtang is the Chairman of Cable Thai Holding PLC and owns 15% of Dusit Medical, a Bangkok healthcare firm.
Joe Jamail: $1.7 billion
Though he passed away at age 90 at December 2015, Joe Jamail makes this list because he had been the wealthiest practicing lawyer in the USA in the time of his passing. Often referred to as the "King of Torts," he represented Pennzoil in a 1985 lawsuit against rival Texaco. His contingency fee was $335 following the courts chose 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. But outside of the court, he was famous for his generous philanthropy.
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