Essay About Johnnie L. Cochran And Mr. Cochran

Johnny Cocharan
Essay title: Johnny Cocharan
Johnnie Cochran was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1937. He received his
bachelors degree in business administration from the University of California at
Los Angeles. Mr. Cochran graduated from the Loyola University School of Law in
1962.
In 1963, he began his legal career in Los Angeles, California as a Deputy City
Attorney for the citys criminal division. He remained in that position for three
years before co-founding Cochran, Atkins and Evans. The firm practiced civil and
criminal cases.
In 1977, after several victories in the court room, he was honored by the L.A.
Criminal Courts Bar Association as the “Criminal Trial Lawyer of the Year”. Mr.
Cochran is the only attorney ever to receive the Trail Lawyer of the Year award
from both the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association and the Criminal Courts Bar
Association. He returned to public service in 1978, when he became the first
African-American Assistant District Attorney of Los Angelas County. He was the
first African American to hold the position. In 1981, Cochran formed the law
practice of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. The firm specialized in entertainment law,
criminal defense, public financing and personal injury litigation. In 1982, he settled
a case with the state of California for a record amount.
In 1990, Cochran expanded