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Johnnie L Cochran, Jr.
1937 - 2005
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“We think it’s a great opportunity to represent the little guy. Very often in society, nobody wants to pay attention to the little guy. They don’t give him a fair shot. We feel that once we listen to the facts, once we prepare the case . . . we can turn the little guy into someone who represents all of us. That little guy becomes a representation of all the rest of us. He gets a fair shake at society. And I think that’s important for everybody else.” - Johnnie Cochran
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Attorney Ashley L. Upkins is the Managing Partner of The Cochran Firm - Nashville, LLC, where she represents clients in a variety of personal injury and defective construction cases. Ms. Upkins is known as a fighter by her clients and colleagues, and she is a feared contender within the courtroom. She is an award-winning leader who continues to build her community outside of the courtroom, along with her dynamic team at The Cochran Firm – Nashville, by imparting her strong charitable values into her firm’s culture.
Ms. Upkins is a business savvy leader and a popular legal analyst that took a stand against fraudulent scammers following the devastating tornadoes that demolished many parts of Middle Tennessee in March 2020. Ms. Upkins is one of the founding members of 260 Change Fund, which is a giving circle composed of young people of color seeking to invest time, talent, treasure, and testimony to uplift their communities. Ms. Upkins has also traveled across the world acting as a legal advocate to those who are unable to afford help. She has successfully spearheaded programs focused on women’s pay equality, young attorney development and affordable housing issues. Contact Ashley and The Cochran Firm – Nashville today for your free consultation at bit.ly/3w3ZfcJ.
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Love getting to know the attorneys more! Thanks for all you do for your community Ashley
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“We think it’s a great opportunity to represent the little guy. Very often in society, nobody wants to pay attention to the little guy. They don’t give him a fair shot. We feel that once we listen to the facts, once we prepare the case . . . we can turn the little guy into someone who represents all of us. That little guy becomes a representation of all the rest of us. He gets a fair shake at society. And I think that’s important for everybody else.” - Johnnie Cochran
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Attorney Ashley L. Upkins is the Managing Partner of @cochranfirmnashville where she represents clients in a variety of personal injury and defective construction cases. Ms. Upkins is known as a fighter by her clients and colleagues, and she is a feared contender within the courtroom. She is an award-winning leader who continues to build her community outside of the courtroom, along with her dynamic team at The Cochran Firm – Nashville, by imparting her strong charitable values into her firm’s culture.
Ms. Upkins is a business savvy leader and a popular legal analyst that took a stand against fraudulent scammers following the devastating tornadoes that demolished many parts of Middle Tennessee in March 2020. Ms. Upkins is one of the founding members of 260 Change Fund, which is a giving circle composed of young people of color seeking to invest time, talent, treasure, and testimony to uplift their communities. Ms. Upkins has also traveled across the world acting as a legal advocate to those who are unable to afford help. She has successfully spearheaded programs focused on women’s pay equality, young attorney development and affordable housing issues. Contact Ashley and The Cochran Firm – Nashville today for your free consultation at https://bit.ly/3w3ZfcJ.
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“. . . today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” - Angela Davis
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The attorneys at The Cochran Firm share Johnnie Cochran’s vision of justice and passion for excellent client service. With regional offices nationwide, The Cochran Firm is a diverse group of highly esteemed lawyers who are dedicated to bringing equal legal representation to the courtroom and making a true change in society. To learn more about our attorneys and find an office near you, visit https://bit.ly/2TPBszq or call 1-800-The-Firm.
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Today at approximately 3:30 p.m. President Biden will sign the Juneteenth Independence Day Act into law, making Juneteenth a federal holiday!
Earlier this week, the bill passed the House and unanimously passed the Senate. This will be the first federal holiday signed into law since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983.
“We cannot change the future if we do not recognize the past.” - Representative Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
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In 1979, Texas became the first state to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday. This decision was spearheaded by the civil rights activist Representative Al Edwards.
He once said, “This is similar to what God instructed Joshua to do as he led the Israelites into the Promised Land. A national celebration of Juneteenth, state by state, serves a similar purpose for us. Every year we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s why we need this holiday.”
Juneteenth is now recognized as a state holiday or observance in every state except for North Dakota, South Dakota, and Hawaii. Juneteenth is still not recognized as a federal holiday or observance, but legislators and activists continue to push for further recognition of this landmark freedom celebration.
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A wrongful death legal action consists of an act leading to the death of an individual. The death might be caused by a willful or unexpected activity, and the dead person's estate might find themselves eligible to submit a wrongful death claim. Some instances of wrongful death claims include car accidents, medical malpractice, slip and falls, product liability, and assault and battery. To learn more about this topic, read “5 Examples of Wrongful Death Cases and How to File a Lawsuit” at https://bit.ly/3ziqa6Y.
You need the help of an experienced, wrongful death lawyer who has proven successful results in other similar cases to guide you through the process and help you to receive the monetary damages entitled to you under the law. At The Cochran Firm, we have the offices, the experience, the results, and the resources to aid clients throughout the United States. Please contact the wrongful death attorneys at The Cochran Firm today for your free, no-obligation initial consultation today.
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On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to fill a United States Supreme Court seat. Marshall was confirmed on August 30, becoming the first African American to ever become a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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On June 12, 2020, Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by an Atlanta Police officer, Garrett Rolfe. The officer was responding to a complaint about Rayshard sleeping in his car in a Wendy’s parking lot.
The shooting occurred as he attempted to run from Rolfe and a second officer, Devin Brosnan. The death of Rayshard Brooks became a widespread controversy. Protests broke out, and the Wendy’s restaurant where the incident originated was set on fire.
The incident also led to the resignation of the mayor and a “blue flu” protest by local officers. Rolfe was charged with murder, but he was reinstated as a police officer in May 2021 after an oversight board found that he was not afforded his right to due process.
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The Cochran Firm would like to congratulate @simonebiles on her 7th U.S. Gymnastics Championship win! Simone has now won more titles than any other woman in U.S. history. You can read more about her historic achievement at https://abcn.ws/3vgzkNY.
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“I want the lawyers in our firm to have a legacy to remember. To those who much is given, much is required. Always strive to be the best they can be for their clients. Always be the best they can be at all times in representing the clients. Put the clients first. Never ever accept second best. Always strive to be the best they can be.” - Johnnie Cochran
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Happy Birthday to Cochran Firm Founding Partner Jock Smith. Born in New York City in 1948 Jock earned his Bachelor Degree from Tuskegee University in Alabama and his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame School of Law. He then worked as a legal advisor for the NAACP’s Civil Rights Project in Broome County, NY. He later returned to Tuskegee and became the assistant AG for Montgomery, AL. He opened his law firm in Tuskegee in 1977 and represented clients for 21 years until 1998 before founding The Cochran Firm with Johnnie Cochran, Keith Givens and Samuel Cherry.
In 2004 Jock secured a $1.6 billion verdict on behalf of his client who was a victim of an insurance scheme, the largest verdict awarded to an African American attorney. When Johnnie passed in 2005 Jock became the first President of The Cochran Firm and continued Mr. Cochran’s work of finding new partners across the country. He received numerous legal awards for his work and was given the keys to New Orleans, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee and Flint, MI. He was inducted to the President’s Advisory Council of the National Wildlife Federation becoming the first African American to serve on the board. In 2002 Jock published his autobiography, “Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: A Trial Lawyer’s Journey in Behalf of the ‘Least of These’.”
An avid fan of New York sports, Jock began collecting memorabilia in 1984 after his wife, Yvette, gifted him a small bust of Hank Aaron. Jock grew his collection to over 10,000 pieces ranging from a custom ring made for Muhammad Ali to the cleats that Jesse Owens wore during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin where he won four gold medals. After Jock’s passing in 2012, his daughter curated and cataloged Jock’s collection. In 2016 she loaned and donated several of Jock’s items to the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. where they will remain until 2026. Some of the items include: Satchel Paige’s Cleveland Indians jersey, Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodgers jersey and bat, and Joe Louis’ boxing gloves.
Please join us in wishing Jock a happy Heavenly birthday.
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DID YOU KNOW? On June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the U.S. abolition of slavery under President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. This was announced by a Union army in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, after the Civil War ended.
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On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy attempted to board a "whites only" train car in New Orleans.
This incident led to the landmark Supreme Court Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which solidified “separate but equal” laws.
To learn more about historic Supreme Court civil rights decisions, visit https://bit.ly/3wIR59N.
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While his parents were always imparting the importance of education and hard work, during their time in the bay area his father also instilled young Johnnie’s love of sports and it was in sports where he would find his first role models outside of family and church. Johnnie remembered back in those days, how his father and his friends would say that Jackie was not even the best player in the Negro League. Naturally, the inquisitive young Johnnie asked his father why, if he was not the best, was he the first? His father’s answer would impact the young man for the rest of his life. He said, “because Jackie was best able to handle it.” Johnnie’s father was preparing him for the hard fact that the bar would always be set a little higher for him, regardless of his natural talents.
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