Most Expensive Lawyer

So, who are they? Here is a fast look in the wealthiest lawyers in the world, ranked from the lowest net value to the greatest. Please be aware that the individuals on this list are all practicing attorneys or judges. There are plenty of additional "attorneys " using a substantially higher net value, but they simply possess a law degree and no more use it.

Richard Scruggs: $1.7 billion

A 1976 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and also a prominent trial lawyer, Richard Scruggs is famous for his love of asbestos and tobacco cases and the fact he won more than $1 billion in judgements against different businesses. He was also highly involved in 2000's Ritalin class action suits, in addition to the 2003 situation against Lehman Brothers which he won a $51 million verdict. However, in 2007, he had been accused of judicial bribery. In 2008, he pled guilty and finally served six years in prison. Now, in the age of 70, he has finished his sentence and has kept his large fortune.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the nation's most important corporations, such as Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He has won a number of the largest settlements and jury awards at the U.S., including many cases valued at over $30 billion. A graduate of Shaw University, he is currently the managing director 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. "

Harish Salve: $6 million

At 59 years old, Harish Salve has worked tirelessly to create a reputation among India's best (and most expensive) attorneys, specializing in commercial, constitutional, and taxation law. Salve, who comes from a long line of attorneys and previously served as the Solicitor General of India, currently costs customers about $45,000 per day. Along with representing many government entities, big corporate customers, and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, he's represented Bollywood celebrities in criminal cases. In reality, he is often 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 notorious for harsh conditions)

Roy Black: $100 million

Still another criminal and civil defense lawyer, Roy Black, a graduate from the University of Miami, is the senior associate at Black, Srebnick, Kornspan, & Stumpf. For more than 40 years, 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 getting "the very best national reputation in Florida," he acts as a legal analyst on "The Now Show" and "Good Morning America" and teaches advanced criminal evidence at the University of Miami.

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 been appointed "Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2015" from the National Trial Lawyers. (He has won lots of other awards including "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's known for carrying high stakes cases with impossible odds and getting extraordinary results. He had been Michael Jackson's lawyer when he had been 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 published, he does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.

Lynn Toler: $15 million

Better known as the judge by TV's Divorce Court as 2007, Lynn Toler formerly 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 focused on civil law before becoming municipal court judge. In this role, she was famous for enforcing nontraditional sentences, like writing essays. In addition to presiding over divorce court, Lynn is the author of three books.