Top Ten Richest Lawyers In The World

So, who are they? Here's a fast look in the wealthiest lawyers in the entire world, ranked from the lowest net worth to the greatest. Please note that the individuals on this list are practicing attorneys or judges. There are loads of additional "lawyers" with a considerably higher net value, but they just have a law degree and no longer use it.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on several of the nation's most important corporations, including Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has won some of the largest settlements and jury awards in the U.S., including many 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., functions as a motivational speaker, and has appeared as a legal analyst on "The Early Show. "

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 big corporations, including 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's "corporate America's number-one hired gun. "

Harish Salve: $6 million

At 59 years old, Harish Salve has worked hard to develop a reputation among India's best (and most expensive) attorneys, specializing in commercial, constitutional, and tax law. Salve, that comes from a long line of attorneys and previously served as the Solicitor General of India, currently charges clients about $45,000 a day. Along with representing many government entities, big corporate customers, and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, he has represented Bollywood celebrities in criminal cases. In fact, he is frequently 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.)

Thomas Mesereau: $25 million

Also a criminal defense attorney (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" from the National Trial Lawyers. (He has won plenty of other awards including "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's known for taking high stakes cases with impossible odds and receiving extraordinary results. He had been Michael Jackson's lawyer 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 printed, he also does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.