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Best Lawyers Of All Time

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

Bill Neukom: $850 million

Currently serving as the founder and CEO of the World Justice Project, which is devoted to encouraging the rule of law all around the planet, Bill Neukom is a corporate lawyer who's famous because of his philanthropy.  After graduating from Stanford Law School in 1967, he worked in a small firm until he had been asked to do work for Microsoft, that had been in its beginning phases.  Eventuallyhe became Microsoft's legal counsel, a position he held for 25 decades.  Previously, he was an investor at the San Francisco Giants.

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" 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 instances with impossible odds and receiving extraordinary results.  He was 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 high it's not published, he does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.

Roy Black: $100 million

Yet another criminal and civil defense attorney, Roy Black, a graduate from the University of Miami, is the senior partner at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf.  For over 40 decades, he's represented high profile clients, such as William Kennedy Smith (acquitted on rape charges), Albertson's, Inc., and Helio Castroneves.  Known by most in the industry for having "the very best national standing in Florida," he acts as a legal analyst on "The Now Show" and "Good Morning America" and instructs advanced criminal signs at the University of Miami.

John Branca: $50 million

A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, John Branca has had a lengthy career as an amusement and corporate attorney 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 in the world.  On a side note, he functions as the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate.