A Lawyer's Life

A Lawyer's Life

by Johnnie Cochran

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johnnie Cochran Gained International Recognition For Leading The Dream Team Defense Of O.j. Simpson. But Long Before And Since Then Johnnie Cochran Has Been A Leader In The Fight For Justice For All Americans.

While Often Vilified For His Defense Of Simpson, Cochran Emerged From The Trial As A Leading African

  • american Spokes
  • person. But He Has Done Most Of His Talking Through The Courtroom In Such High Profile Cases As:
    • Abner Louima
    • Amadou Diallo
    • The Racially
    • profiled New Jersey Turnpike Four
    • Sean Puffy Combs
    • Patrick Dorismond
    • Cynthia Wiggins

    Cochran Explains How He Has Used The Law To Force Fundamental Changes In America, It Was Cochran, Critics Still Claim, Who Dealt The First Race Card. Here Is His Answer To That And Other Accusations.

    the Los Angeles Times

    cochran's Book Goes Beyond Just A Highly Readable Recitation Of His Transformation From Deputy District Attorney To Counsel In Such History-making Cases As Those Of Amadou Diallo, Abner Louima, Reginald Denny, Elmer Geronimo Pratt And, Of Course, O.j. Simpson. Cochran's Case-by-case Narrative Spotlights A Host Of Weak Spots In The Criminal Justice System As Well As (perhaps Unintentionally) The Complex And Morally Ambiguous Role That Lawyers Play In Identifying Those Flaws. — edward Lazarus