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Top Ten Most Richest Lawyers

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

Lynn Toler: $15 million

Better known as the judge from TV's Divorce Court since 2007, Lynn Toler previously served as the only municipal court judge from Cleveland Heights, OH for more than 8 years.  After receiving her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984, she focused on civil law until getting municipal court judge.  Within this function, she was famous for enforcing nontraditional sentences, like writing essays.  In addition to presiding over divorce court, Lynn is the author of 3 novels.

Bill Neukom: $850 million

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

William Lerach: $900 million

Although he had been disbarred in 2009 for his involvement in a kickback scheme, William Lerach had a lucrative career as a corporate lawyer with a specialization in private securities class action suits for more than 30 decades, which is how he gathered his considerable fortune.  Nicknamed the "King of Pain" and often known as the most dreaded attorney in American during his heyday, Lerach, a University of Pittsburg School of Law graduate, holds the record for the largest sum ever recovered in a group of securities class action lawsuits for the $7.12 billion judgement he received against Enron.

Mark Geragos: $25 million

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