Top Ten Richest Lawyers In The World

So, who are they?  Here is a fast look in the   wealthiest attorneys in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net value to the greatest. Please note that the people on this list are all practicing lawyers or judges.  There are loads of other "attorneys " using a substantially higher net worth, but they simply have a law degree and no longer use it.

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 gathered his fortune by representing several large 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 is "corporate America's number 1 hired gun. "

Jose Baez: $8 million

Probably best known for defending 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 instances that led to acquittals, including the murder case of Nilton Diaz, which has been known as "the largest legal upset because O.J., among others [3].  He's considered by many to be the most sought after criminal attorney in the U.S. and currently reflects former NFL star Aaron Hernandez.  He is also the author of this best-selling book, Presumed Guilty: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the nation's biggest corporations, including Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has won a number of the largest settlements and jury awards at the U.S., including several cases valued at over $30 billion.  A graduate of Shaw University, he's now 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. "

Alan Dershowitz: $25 million

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went to work.  By 1964he had become a part of the Harvard Law School school and in 1967he was made a complete professor.  (He murdered in 2013.)  While teaching courses, he was also making a name for himself in the criminal law field.  Thanks to his reputation as the "top lawyer of last resort," he has a bevy of high-profile customers, such as Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein.   Additionally, he's composed more than a dozen books.  Everything collectively helped him amass his fortune