They have also lived in Seffner, FL and El Paso, TX. "The clients I've cared about the most are the No Js, the ones who nobody knows," said Cochran, who proudly displayed copies in his office of the multimillion-dollar checks he won for ordinary citizens who said they were abused by police. By the time Simpson called, the byword in the black community for defendants facing serious charges was: "Get Johnnie. Unfortunately, there are no events for Jonathan Dale Cochran at this time. O.J. He was predeceased by : his son Brandon Mooney. Shapiro, who is white, had accused Cochran of playing the race card and of dealing it "from the bottom of the deck.". "I didn't know too much about what a lawyer did or how he worked, but I knew that if one man could cause this great stir, then the law must be a wondrous thing," Cochran said in his book. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Jonathan is related to Victoria R Clement and Eric Joseph Cochran as well as 2 additional people. No terms were divulged. His client list included former "Diff'rent Strokes" star Todd Bridges, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Michael Jackson (search), who is now facing child molestation charges, and former football great Simpson. Echovita Inc® is a registered trademark. Here are the tributes to Jonathan Dale Cochran. One of the most memorable moments of the televised trial came from Cochran, who instructed the jury in closing arguments: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.". Simpson, meanwhile, was held liable for the killings following a 1997 civil trial and ordered to pay the Brown and Goldman families $33.5 million in restitution. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ", The flamboyant Cochran enjoyed that parody so much he even quoted it in his autobiography, "A Lawyer's Life. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Rather than a tumor, he called his ailment a neurological condition requiring a procedure. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.
Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. I am proud to have called him my friend.". By the time Simpson was acquitted, Cochran and co-counsel Shapiro were on the outs. Market data provided by Factset. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. On Tuesday, lawyers for Jonathan and Cheryl Sneathern-Cochran filed a notice of settlement with Judge Rafael Ongkeko. Jonathan Cochran was born in March 1973 during the lawyer’s relationship with the plaintiff, the suit stated. Simpson’s defense team in his double-murder trial, died in March 2005 at age 67 from a brain tumor. Even as a child, he had loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. Following his surgery in April 2004, Cochran began to avoid the limelight after having welcomed it for so many years. Born in Shreveport, La., the great-grandson of slaves, grandson of a sharecropper and son of an insurance salesman, Cochran came to Los Angeles with his family in 1949.
Jonathan is related to Johanna C Cochran and Janice L Cochran as well as 5 additional people. In an interview with the New York Post last September, he said, "I'm feeling pretty good" and described himself as "90 percent" improved.