TOP 7 MOST EXPENSIVE LAWYERS IN THE WORLD

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7. Gloria Allred

Gloria Olred, $ 20 million. A lawyer at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg is known for successfully representing plaintiffs in civil rights cases, especially women's rights, workplace discrimination and sexual harassment. She participated in many processes against celebrities, in particular Arnold Schwarzenegger, OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson, Dod Fayed, Sasha Baron Cohen. Olred likes to attract media attention to his affairs and is considered a master at conducting press conferences.

6. Mark Geragos (Geragosyan)

Mark Geragos (Geragosyan), $ 25 million. The American Armenian Geragos represents in court mainly the stars of show business. His clients at different times were actress Winona Ryder, brother of former US President Roger Clinton, musicians Chris Brown and Michael Jackson. The latter, in the midst of the process of seducing a minor in 2004, terminated the contract with Geragos, citing the high employment of a lawyer. He simultaneously led a resonant murder case.

5.Robert Shapiro

Robert Shapiro, $ 25 million. Customers of Shapiro, Managing Partner of Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro, are predominantly sports stars. In 1995, he successfully defended football player OJ Simpson, accused of double murder. The author of three books and co-founder of the online service for working with legal documents LegalZoom.

4. Thomas Mesero

Thomas Mesero, $ 25 million. A lawyer from New York became famous for the successful defense of Mike Tyson and Michael Jackson in cases of sexual crimes. In the process against Jackson, Mesero replaced just Geragos and subsequently achieved the singer’s acquittal on all 14 counts. Jackson and Mesero maintained a warm relationship until the death of the pop king.

3. Judith Sheindlin

Judith Sheindlin, $ 130 + million. After graduating from law school, Sheindlin worked as a legal adviser in a cosmetics company for two years, and then got a job as a prosecutor in a juvenile court. In 1982, she became a judge, examined more than 20,000 cases. In 1996, she resigned to become the host of a court show on television called “Judge Judy” (Judge Judy). In it, in the role of a judge, she examines real civil cases using current legislation. Program participants sign an agreement under which they waive mutual claims within the framework of state justice. Compensation is awarded to the winner of the show budget, the losers are also paid to participate. By the end of 2012, Sheindlin was recognized as one of the highest paid celebrities in the United States. Probably, her condition is now many times greater than the data published several years ago.

2. William Lerac

William Lerac, $ 900 million. A lawyer from Ohio made a career in class action suits against large corporations. The most famous of his business was the lawsuit of investors with the energy company Enron, convicted of using illegal schemes to conceal losses. Then Lerak was able to obtain compensation in the amount of $ 7.12 billion. In 2007, a criminal case was instituted against him on charges of obstructing the administration of justice and giving false evidence. Lerac was sentenced to two years in prison and a heavy fine. After this case, he lost his lawyer license in California, where he practiced.

1. Joe Jameil

Joe Jameil, $ 1.5 billion. A Lebanese-born Texas lawyer earned the lion's share of his fortune in Pennzoil vs Texaco, the largest US civil dispute over court compensation ($ 10 billion). The lawyer's fee amounted to $ 335 million. Dzhemeil is known for his violent disposition, love of alcohol and profanity.