1. Richard Scruggs
Current Net Worth: $1.7 billion
Richard is well known for being the lawyer who successfully sued the asbestos industry on behalf of ill workers, helping remove asbestos from modern practices. He also represented hundreds of homeowners against insurance companies during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. His numerous achievements were held back by his imprisonment in 2008 due to judicial bribery discovered the previous year. Despite that, he has retained a lot of his influence and success, returning to prominence during his release in 2014. His noteworthy career and extremely high net worth helped solidify his status at the top of the 10 most successful and influential lawyers in 2016.
