Todd Sheldon, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Atlanta homebuilding company PulteGroup Inc., dropped one spot on the list with $1,408,654 in total cash—$496,154 in salary and $912,500 in nonequity incentives. Despite the drop, Sheldon was fifth in the nation among top lawyers whose compensation was listed in engineering and construction companies.

The previous year Sheldon was paid $1,625,096—a base salary of $475,000 with an added $1,150,096 in nonequity incentives.