John Branca: $50 million
A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, John Branca has had a lengthy career as an amusement and corporate lawyer with a focus on representing rock and roll acts and independent investors. He has represented over 30 members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is on pretty much every record of premier entertainment attorneys in the world. On one note, he functions as the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate.
Thomas Mesereau: $25 million
Additionally a criminal defense attorney (Are you noticing a trend?) , Thomas Mesereau graduated from Harvard University and The University of California's Hastings College of Law and has was named "Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2015" from the National Trial Lawyers. (He's won plenty of other awards including "Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year. ") He is notorious for taking high stakes instances with hopeless odds and receiving extraordinary results. He had been Michael Jackson's lawyer when he was 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 it's not published, he also does pro bono work through the Mesereau Free Legal Clinic.
Judge Joe Brown: $30 million
Famous for his day court series which ran for 15 decades, Judge Joe Brown received his law degree from UCLA. After serving as the first African-American prosecutor at Memphis, TN, he started his own practice before serving as a criminal court judge in Shelby County, TN. While presiding over James Earl Ray's allure for the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., he caught the attention of TV producers. Most of his wealth was gained through the show. In 2014, he ran for district attorney general in Shelby County, but lost to the incumbent.
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 has represented high profile clients, such as William Kennedy Smith (acquitted on rape charges), Albertson's, Inc., and Helio Castroneves. Known by many in the industry for getting "the very best national standing in Florida," he acts as a legal analyst on "The Today Show" and "Good Morning America" and teaches advanced criminal signs at the University of Miami.
William Lerach: $900 million
Though he was disbarred in 2009 because of his participation in a kickback scheme, William Lerach had a rewarding career as a corporate lawyer with a specialization in private securities class action suits for over 30 years, which is the way he gathered his considerable fortune. Nicknamed the "King of Pain" and often known as the most feared lawyer in American during his heyday, Lerach, a University of Pittsburg School of Law graduate, holds the record for the largest sum ever recovered in a bunch of securities class actions lawsuits for the $7.12 billion decision he obtained against Enron.
Mark Geragos: $25 million
A 1992 graduate of Loyola Law School, Mark Geragos is a criminal defense attorney who has also been involved in a number of landmark civil litigation class action cases. He has represented everyone from Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, and Winona Ryder to Scott Peterson and Susan McDougal. Named "One of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California," he also holds a record for a few of the top 10 verdicts in California history for a 2008 case in which he acquired a jury verdict awarding over $38 from a pharmaceutical firm. He currently serves as a managing associate at Geragos and Geragos.
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