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A Lawyer's Life
by: Johnnie Cochran, David Fisher

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 340.092
EAN: 9780312278267
ISBN: 0312278268
Label: Thomas Dunne Books
Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 11, 2002
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Sales Rank: 599556
Studio: Thomas Dunne Books

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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. hile often vilifed for his defense of Simpson, Cochran emerged from the trial as a leading African-American spokesperson. But he has done most of his talking through the courtroom in such high profile cases such as:Abner Louima Amadou Diallo The racially-profiled New Jersey Turnpike FourSean Puffy Combs Patrick Dorismond Cynthia Wiggins. ochran explains how he has used the law to force fundamental changes in the system. A pivotal figure in race relations in America, it was Cochran, critics still claim, who dealt the first race card. Here is his answer to that and other accusations.

Amazon.com Review:
Johnnie Cochran had been famed as a folksy oratory in Los Angeles courtrooms since the 1960s, but the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial catapulted him to international fame--a status he gladly acknowledges in this bare-knuckles memoir of his years in court.

Cochran doesn't spend much time revisiting the Simpson case (except to proclaim O.J. innocent). Cochran devotes most of his account to less-celebrated cases that address repeated themes--police negligence and outright perjury; the difficulties minorities face in securing impartial justice; the inherent unfairness of racial profiling. Cochran describes his methods, and explains the reason for his rhyming summations ('If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit'): 'Juries enjoyed them, understood them, and, more importantly, remembered them.'

Readers may not be won over by Cochran, but his book will be widely enjoyed and remembered. --Gregory McNamee

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- Johnnie Cochran - A Life Lived Well And A Life That Mattered
I really enjoyed reading this book and it was interesting to find out what the Los Angeles civil and criminal court systems were like in the late 1960's and early 1970's.

At times, Johnnie Cochran engages in moments of self-puffery, but he's earned the right to gloat as he writes about a life lived to the fullest. He found a life's work that mattered greatly to him, and it also made him rich, and he makes no apologies for it.

Cochran, with the help of a co-author, writes openly and honestly about a Los Angeles that was - and still is today - heavily defined by race and social class. To his credit, he goes light on the OJ and instead focuses on the more significant cases in his career, of which the OJ Simpson defense was one of the least important, even though that is the one case for which he will always be remembered.

I highly recommend this book.

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- Lawyer's Life (Washington Post Review)
Cochran, the cool crusader
Brian Gilmore

A LAWYER'S LIFE

By Johnnie Cochran with David Fisher

St. Martin's. $25.95.

It was on that fateful day approximately eight years ago, when Los Angeles attorney Johnnie Cochran agreed to represent O.J. Simpson in his trial for the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman, that the modern era of the African-American attorney began. The public's perception of black attorneys in the United States was forever changed by Cochran's demonstration, to millions worldwide, that a black lawyer could be cool and competent in the courtroom. Of course, black attorneys, male and female, have always been capable, but Cochran, with the generous assistance of Court TV and countless other media outlets, made the case to the American public.

Cochran has loomed even larger since then, so it is no accident ... Read More

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- Must Read for African American Lawyers
This book is a must read for African American lawyers or if you are considering a degree in either law enforcement or any other legal profession. Cochran is candid and tells the facts. It is a real eye opener about the US legal system.

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- Better than expected
I think it's always good when a storyteller can take us inside the courts and tell us what happens there. And according to this book's author, every lawyer is a storyteller. I believe him.

A LAWYER'S LIFE was written by Johnnie Cochran. I've never seen the man. Not in person, not on TV, nowhere. Are you shocked? I was very careful to avoid all press coverage of the OJ trial, simply because anything that heavily covered should be avoided.

The book's a compelling read, and OJ only gets a few pages. A good proofreader wouldn't hurt, and someone really needed to clean up the repetition. But I'm only nitpicking here.

No hate mail, please. Reading a book like this is about hearing the author's side, understanding it, thinking about the issues, and reaching your own verdict, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. I'd bet you can find this one in your local library by now. Pick it up, ... Read More

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