Best Lawyers Of All Time

So, who are they? Here's a quick look at the richest lawyers in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the highest. Please note that the individuals on this list are practicing attorneys or judges. There are loads of additional "lawyers" using a substantially higher net value, but they just possess a law degree and no more use it, realtors port coquitlam.

Robert Shapiro: $50 million

Presently 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 attorney. After serving on O.J. Simpson's legal group (and representing other celebrities), he chose to move into civil lawsuit. Besides his law career, he's written a children's book and can be a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.

Mark Geragos: $25 million

A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense lawyer who's also been engaged in a number of landmark civil lawsuit class action instances. He has represented everyone from Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, and Winona Ryder to Scott Peterson and Susan McDougal. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California," he also holds a listing for a few of the top 10 verdicts in California history for a 2008 situation where he obtained a jury verdict awarding more than $38 against a pharmaceutical company. He currently serves as a managing partner at Geragos and Geragos.

Alan Dershowitz: $25 million

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went right to work. By 1964, he was a member of the Harvard Law School school and in 1967he had been made a full professor. (He murdered in 2013.) While teaching classes, he was also making a name for himself in the criminal law area. Thanks to his standing as the "top lawyer of last resort," he's a bevy of high-profile clients, such as Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein. In addition, he's written more than a dozen books. Everything collectively helped him amass his fortune

Lynn Toler: $15 million

Better known as the judge from TV's Divorce Court since 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 concentrated on civil law until getting municipal court judge. In this function, she was known for enforcing nontraditional sentences, like writing essays. Besides presiding over divorce court, Lynn is the author of 3 books.