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10 Ruthless Divorce Attorneys Who Made Their Clients Rich and Happy
6. Dennis Wasser
Dennis represented the ex-wife of Hollywood superstar Harrison Ford in a heated divorce trial. With Wasser at her side, Melissa Mathison, (Harrison’s ex-wife) was able to walk away with a whopping sum of $118 million as well as future royalties from the movies made by Ford at the time they were married. The movies include Air Force One, The Fugitive, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Witness, and Patriot Games.
7. Donald Schiller
Michael Jordan, the legendary basketball superstar actually ruled every court he entered till he met his match, Donald Schiller. In 2006, Michael Jordan and his wife, Juanita, filed for a divorce in which Juanita immediately hired Shiller. At the end of the trial, Donald Schiller was able to negotiate a huge sum of $168 million including Jordan’s seven-acre estate in Chicago and the custody of the couple’s three children. The trial sent a message to everyone that a prenup doesn’t keep you from getting burned even if you are a legendary superstar.
8. Fiona Shackleton
Fiona Shackleton represented Sir Pual McCartney during his breakup with Heather Mills. Although Mills asked for a settlement of £100 million, Fiona aggressively reduced this asking price to £24.3 million. At the end of the trial, Mills got so pissed that she dumped water over Fiona’s head.
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