Attorney Jock Smith Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these brethren, ye have done it to me." - Matthew, chapter 25 Company: Cochran Firm Location: Tuskegee, Alabama Website: www.jocksmith.com

Biography:
An original founder of The Cochran Firm; of the late, famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Jock Smith upholds Johnnie's legacy as the Firm's National President. Just recently, Smith was named by Lawdragon to the publication's Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America.

A Senior Partner at the Firm, Jock Smith has obtained numerous record setting verdicts and settlements including an $80 million verdict and a $1.6 billion verdict, the largest verdict in America for the year 2004, as well as the top verdict in the history of the nation by an African American lawyer as lead counsel.

"I am devoted to my work and my profession. It is not only wonderful to be recognized by my peers and colleagues, it is also outstanding to be honored by such a significant legal publication," offers Smith.
"I am pleased by the fact that his legacy continues through my work, and through the work of all Cochran Firm attorneys around the nation. Our accomplishments are still Johnnie's," Smith continues.

The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America is the first publication to offer a comprehensive look at those lawyers who represent the little guy in cases ranging from medical malpractice to securities class actions, often with multi-million dollar results. It is comprised of lawyers from a wide range of practices, ranging from employment discrimination to toxic torts, aviation disasters to birth negligence. Those named to the list represent less than one-half of one percent of the legal profession, placing them among the most elite group of legal professionals.

More than 10,000 attorneys were nominated for the list by their peers and the Lawdragon editorial staff, who selected nearly 1,600 finalists, featured as members of the "Lawdragon 3000" at Lawdragon.com. The Lawdragon 500 was selected from that group, to determine the best lawyers nationwide. Among the factors utilized in the list's selection are extensive research by a staff of award-winning journalists who interview thousands of lawyers nationwide and a survey of lawyers and clients who nominate and vote for their peers online.

"The Lawdragon rankings are intended to inform the public of the nation's top legal professionals who help those in need. We are enormously proud of the 500 lawyers that we are honoring this year as the best in the country," said Katrina Dewey, CEO of Lawdragon.

Born in New York City, New York, Jock began his law practice in 1977. He was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and served as the nation's first African American Trial Trustee for the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Jock was inducted as the first African American onto the President's Advisory Council of the National Wildlife Federation and the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has given Jock an AV rating, the highest achievable rating given to an attorney.

Jock Smith co-authored his autobiography, Climbing Jacob's Ladder: A Trial Lawyer's Journey on Behalf of 'the Least of These' and is a main speaker at different engagements across the United States.

Availability:
Available as a motivational speaker.