Top 10 Lawyers In Usa

So, who are they? Here's a fast look in the richest attorneys in the world, ranked from the lowest net value to the greatest. Please be aware that the people on this list are practicing lawyers or judges. There are loads of additional "lawyers" with a substantially higher net value, but they simply have a law degree and no longer use it, more best ideas.

Roy Black: $100 million

Still another civil and criminal defense attorney, Roy Black, a graduate of the University of Miami, is the senior associate at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf. For more than 40 decades, he's represented high profile clients, including William Kennedy Smith (acquitted on rape charges), Albertson's, Inc., and Helio Castroneves. Known by many in the industry for getting "the best national reputation in Florida," he also acts as a legal analyst on "The Today Show" and "Good Morning America" and instructs advanced criminal evidence at the University of Miami.

Lynn Toler: $15 million

Better called the judge by TV's Divorce Court as 2007, Lynn Toler previously served as the sole municipal court judge in Cleveland Heights, OH for at least 8 years. After receiving her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984, she focused on civil law before getting municipal court judge. Within this function, she was famous for enforcing nontraditional sentences, like writing essays. Besides presiding over divorce court, Lynn is the author of three novels.

Thomas Mesereau: $25 million

Also a criminal defense lawyer (Are you noticing a trend?) , Thomas Mesereau graduated from Harvard University and The University of California's Hastings College of Law and has was named "Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2015" by the National Trial Lawyers. (He has won plenty of other awards such as "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's known for taking high stakes cases with impossible odds and getting extraordinary results. He had been Michael Jackson's attorney when he was acquitted of 14 child molestation charges and has won an unprecedented three federal criminal jury trials in a row. While his hourly rate is so large it's not published, he also does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.

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 team (and representing several other celebrities), he chose to move into civil litigation. Besides his law career, he has written a children's publication and can be a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.

John Branca: $50 million

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

Harish Salve: $6 million

At 59 years old, Harish Salve has worked tirelessly to develop 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 lawyers and formerly served as the Solicitor General of India, currently charges customers about $45,000 a day. Along with representing several government entities, large corporate clients, and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, he's represented Bollywood stars in criminal cases. In fact, he is often known as famed actor Salman Khan's "guardian angel" for keeping him from prison on a hit and run charge. (Indian prisons are renowned for harsh conditions.)