Law Practice
Mar. 30, 2006
Johnnie Cochran's Humility Moved Mountains
Forum Column - By Thomas A. Mesereau Jr. - It has been one year since our mentor and friend, the late Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., passed away. I was recently honored to speak at a symposium at Loyola Law School about this outstanding lawyer. To prepare my remarks, I reread his two books: "Journey to Justice" (Ballentine Books, 1996) and "A Lawyer's Life," (St. Martin's Press, 2002). I also watched the lengthy defense closing arguments in the O.J. Simpson trial.
By Thomas A. Mesereau Jr.
It has been one year since our mentor and friend, the late Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., passed away. I was recently honored to speak at a symposium at Loyola Law School about this outstanding lawyer. To prepare my remarks, I reread his two books: "Journey to Justice" (Ballentine Books, 1996) and "A Lawyer's Lif...
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