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US law firm

The Cochran Firm is a law firm in the United States founded in 1968 by Johnnie Cochran in Los Angeles.^[1]

History

In 1997, Cochran partnered with Samuel A.

Cherry Jr.,^[2] Keith Givens,^[2] and Jock M. Smith.^[3] The partnership of Cochran Cherry Givens and Smith provided the framework which launched The Cochran Firm. With the first offices located in Los Angeles and New York, The Cochran Firm expanded into a national law firm with regional offices across the U.S., giving the firm the ability to represent clients in multiple states.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, the firm was ranked as the 141st largest law firm in the United States on the National Law Journal 250 with nearly 3,000 attorneys.^{[4][failed verification]} The Cochran Firm primarily does civil plaintiff and criminal defense work.

The firm has been named to the National Law Journal Plaintiff's Hot List which compiles