I miss Johnnie Cochran.
Johnnie was a friend of mine and I was a guest on his television show a couple of times.
It would be great to hear Johnnie’s legal commentary on the Rittenhouse and Maxwell criminal trials.
On January 1, 2004, I made a televised appearance on the Today show with Katie Couric as her guest in a panel discussion along with Johnnie.
We were discussing which case we thought would be “THE high profile”case in the news in 2004.
I predicted it would be the Kobe Bryant rape case. Johnnie predicted it would be the Michael Jackson criminal case.
I was subsequently retained to represent the female victim in the Kobe Bryant rape case in a civil lawsuit against Bryant. The case was successfully resolved in favor of my client by means of a confidential settlement agreement.
I recall in the January 1 Today show interview, Katie asked me the question of whether I would represent Saddam Hussein if he sought my legal services.
I have never been a criminal defense lawyer. However, I did reply to Katie that I would not represent Saddam Hussein because I tried to focus my law practice on representing innocent clients.
I told her that I would “refer Saddam to Johnnie Cochran.” Johnnie almost fell out of his chair laughing out loud.
Johnnie Cochran was a great guy and a great trial lawyer.
Johnnie won cases no one could or should have been able to win.
RIP Johnnie Cochran.
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