Top Ten Most Richest Lawyers

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

Considered by many in the sector to be "one of the top titles in the profession from across the planet," Wichai Thongtang is a strong lawyer in Thailand. After graduating from Thammasat University in 1970he moved into corporate law, by which he represented a range of leading Thai executives and businesses and took the opportunity to learn about the stock market and investing. Besides his law career, Thongtang is the Chairman of Cable Thai Holding PLC and owns 15 percent of Dusit Medical, a Bangkok healthcare company.

At 59 years old, Harish Salve has worked tirelessly to create a reputation as one of India's top (and most expensive) lawyers, specializing in commercial, constitutional, and taxation law. Salve, who comes from a long line of lawyers and previously served as the Solicitor General of India, currently costs customers about $45,000 a day. In addition to representing many government entities, large company customers, and industrialist Mukesh Ambani, he's represented Bollywood stars in criminal cases. In reality, he is frequently known as famed actor Salman Khan's "guardian angel" for keeping him from prison on a hit and run charge. (Indian prisons are renowned for harsh conditions.)

Although he was disbarred in 2009 for his involvement in a kickback scheme, William Lerach had a lucrative career as a corporate attorney with a specialization in private securities class actions lawsuits for over 30 decades, which is how he amassed his considerable fortune. Nicknamed the "King of Pain" and often referred to as the most feared lawyer in American through his heyday, Lerach, a University of Pittsburg School of Law graduate, holds the record for the largest sum ever regained at a group of securities class actions suits for the $7.12 billion decision he obtained against Enron.

After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1962, Alan Dershowitz went to work. By 1964he had become a part of the Harvard Law School faculty and in 1967he had been made a complete professor. (He retired in 2013.) While teaching classes, he was also making a name for himself in the criminal law area. Thanks to his reputation as the "top lawyer of last resort," he's a bevy of high-profile customers, such as Mike Tyson, Jim Baker, Leona Helmsley, O.J. Simpson, and Jeffrey Epstein. Additionally, he has written more than a dozen books. Everything together helped him collect his fortune