top 10 richest lawyers in the world
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lawyers have a bit of a bad reputation
these days
cutthroat money-grabbing ruthless well
these are the richest lawyers in the
world and some of them have undoubtedly
made some tough decisions to get their
number 10
anna quinn kosis net worth eight million
dollars anakin cosa seemingly does it
all not only is she a partner in her law
firm she's a celebrity chef cookbook
author and appeared in The Real
Housewives of Miami - formerly a real
estate lawyer King kosis then turned her
attention to bringing Cuban food to the
masses
she created a range of diet foods called
skinny latina just don't google it and
appears regularly on the Food Network
has published three cookbooks and was
voted Miami's hottest chef in 2011
number 9 Michelle Obama net worth eleven
point eight million dollars the now
former First Lady of the United States
is also an accomplished lawyer receiving
her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School
in 1988 Obama has been open about the
fact that she injured a lot of
self-doubt when she first began studying
law I'm used to a campus environment and
coming from a modest financial
background she earned her qualifications
though and went on to work with a
harvard legal aid Bureau representing
low-income people in housing disputes
Michelle met Barak a fellow lawyer when
she was assigned to mentor him arguably
she still does
number eight Vernon Jordan net worth
twelve million dollars Vernon Jordan was
raised in a racially segregated Society
in Georgia in the 1950s and so it formed
his passion for civil rights and led him
on the path to becoming one of the
richest lawyers in the world
Jordan struggled to get good jobs when
he was young often discounted because of
his race but eventually secured a law
degree from the Howard University School
of Law in nineteen
see he joined the office of civil rights
activists working on cases of racial
discrimination and after working
tirelessly became a political adviser to
Bill Clinton during his term as
president number seven
Joel Siegel net worth 40 million dollars
Joe Siegel is a sport agent and sports
contract adviser who because the
president of worldwide football
management Inc in 1997 acknowledged to
be one of the most powerful sports
agents in the USA Segal has been an
advisor within the NFL since 2001
representing draft picks and
representing high profile athletes
including Levi Brown DeAngelo Hall and
Reggie Bush he represents five players
and has negotiated contracts worth a
total of 250 million dollars number six
John Branca net worth 50 million dollars
a notable lawyer in the entertainment
industry
John Branca has represented the Rolling
Stones Carlos Santana Aerosmith
Fleetwood Mac and Michael Jackson bring
his involvement in the entertainment
industry extends from iconic
rock-and-roll acts to the sale of back
catalogues formation of major record
labels and music industry investments he
is currently the co executor of Michael
Jackson's estate and has been heavily
involved in the icons career he
negotiated the release of Thriller
ensuring the video had enough budget he
also helped Jackson purchased the rights
to songs and drew up his will one of the
richest lawyers in the world he's also
one of the most well trusted number five
Willie
Gary net worth a hundred million dollars
Willie Gary has fought some major
corporations in his time and has often
been called the giant killer for his
ability to defend the rights of his
clients throughout his career Gary has
reportedly won cases were thirty billion
in total and is one of Evan E's hundred
most influential black Americans
Gary opened the first african-american
law firm in Florida a firm which now has
a hundred staff he is also heavily
involved in charity work and founded his
own
datian gary has a private Boeing 737
named wings of justice the second number
for Judith Sheindlin net worth 150
million dollars famous TV judge judge
judy is genuinely a real lawyer Judith
Sheindlin passed the New York Bar Exam
and became a corporate lawyer in the
cosmetic sector immediately after Shane
Lim was also a prosecutor on a variety
of family law cases including domestic
violence and abuse cases famous for her
sharp tongue and brusque approach shame
Lynn was approached to head up a
courtroom reality show Judge Judy began
in 1996 and is still showing 20 years
later continuing to be extremely popular
with viewers many courtroom reality
shows have been commissioned but all are
imitations shame Lim received a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006
number 3 bill Newcombe net worth 850
million dollars
Microsoft's formal legal representative
bill Newcombe completed his law degree
from Stanford in 1967 Newcomb was bill
gates legal adviser in 1978 when
Microsoft had 12 staff
he continued to represent Microsoft
legally for 25 years and built up
Microsoft's legal team to 600 people
Newcombe has defended Microsoft's
intellectual property in numerous cases
often involving cases against Apple and
retired in 2002 since his work with
Microsoft Newcombe invested in the San
Francisco Giants and became their CEO in
2012 number 2
William lyric net worth 900 million
dollars since disbarred
William lyric was formerly an attorney
who commonly represented fraud cases
throughout his career
Larrick has recovered 45 billion for
victims of fraud lyrics most famous case
was against Enron and became the largest
amount ever recovered in a class-action
lawsuit in American history 7 point 12
billion dollars
Larrick has sued Dick Cheney former vice
president as well as Halliburton he was
even listed as one of the best lawyers
in America however this all came
crashing down into
2007 when lyric was investigated for
obstruction of justice and lying under
oath he served some time in prison and
lost his license to practice law good
thing he cashed him before that number
one Joe gemayel net worth 1.5 billion
dollars no longer with us
Joe Jamil was the king of torts and
number one on this richest lawyers list
for a good reason a graduate of the
University of Texas School of Law he
represented a good friend in a case
against oil giant Texaco in 1985 and one
making 335 million dollars known for
being an aggressive and forthright
litigator
he has been referred to as rude uncivil
and vulgar and even unprofessional but
with an almost perfect record of wins I
know there are some lawyers in the LX
community so we wanted to ask what made
you pick this career and not something
else let us know in the comments because
you stuck with us up to this point
here's a bonus fact for you both Barack
Obama and Bill Clinton are technically
lawyers but have traded up to become
career politicians something to consider
when Obama came in office his net worth
was around 1.3 million today he's worth
around 7 million now how much do you
think Bill Clinton is worth 10 20 50
nope Bill Clinton has a net worth of 90
million dollars so if you're a lawyer
you might want to consider a career in
politics thank you for spending some
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