Most Expensive Lawyer

So, who are they? Here is a fast look in the wealthiest 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 attorneys or judges. There are plenty of other "attorneys " using a substantially higher net value, but they just have a law degree and no longer use it.

Robert Shapiro: $50 million

Currently a senior partner at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen, and Shapiro, LLP, Robert Shapiro graduated from Loyola Law School in 1968 and started a career as a criminal attorney. After serving on O.J. Simpson's legal team (and representing other actors ), he opted to move into civil lawsuit. In addition to his law career, he's written a children's publication and is a co-founder of LegalZoom and Shoedazzle.com.

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 such as "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He's notorious for taking high stakes cases with hopeless odds and receiving 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 national criminal jury trials in a row. While his hourly rate is so large that it's not printed, he does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.

Willie E. Gary: $100 million

Nicknamed "The Giant Killer," Willie Gary has taken on a number of the country 's biggest corporations, including Anheuser-Busch and Disney. He's won some 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 now the managing partner at Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, and Gary, P.L.L.C., functions as a motivational speaker, and has emerged as a legal analyst on "The Early Show. "

Judy Sheindlin: between $150 million and $250 million

Best known for being a no-nonsense TV judge, Judge Judy earns $47 million annually. A 1965 graduate of New York Law School, Judge Sheindlin was originally a corporate lawyer, though she immediately grew tired of it and choose to be a household court prosecutor. Back in 1982, she was appointed as a criminal court judge, where she gained a reputation as a "tough" judge and presided over more than 20,000 cases. This, together with various novels she wrote, caught the eye of TV executives and finally resulted in her TV show. Additionally, she's the author of seven books and has served as legal counsel on various TV shows.

Wichai Thongtang: $1.1 billion

Considered by many in the sector to be "one of the top titles in the profession from across the globe," Wichai Thongtang is a strong lawyer in Thailand. After graduating from Thammasat University in 1970he went into corporate law, where he represented a range of top Thai executives and businesses and took the opportunity to learn about the stock exchange 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.