Perhaps his biggest consulting payday has come from the law firm Wisner Baum ... or the $515,960 salary with bonuses earned through his self-founded nonprofit Children's Health Defense.

General counsel are definitely rethinking their recruitment strategies. As fewer fifth-year associates are available, the ...

See more stories on Insider's business page. Dozens of elite US law firms recently raised salaries for entry-level lawyers to over $200,000, the first industrywide raises in three years.