Cochran Firm also has a criminal defense section. Notable clients include Sean "Puffy" Combs, O. J. Simpson, Snoop Dogg, Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Todd Bridges, Riddick Bowe, Jim Brown and Latrell Sprewell. More recently the firm was counsel in the acquittal of former HealthSouth CEO, Richard Scrushy of all white collar charges involved in allegedly directing a massive $2.7 Billion earnings overstatement, the only successful defense of a defendant charged under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Controversy After Cochran's 2005 death, there were questions about changes in the firm's mission and personnel and whether the new criminal division would weaken the firm's traditional emphasis on civil cases, particularly civil rights and police abuse cases. There was concern in the Los Angeles black community about "white folks taking over Johnnie Cochran's firm". Brian Dunn, who was originally hired by Johnnie Cochran in 1992 to follow in Cochran's foot steps as a civil rights lawyer, is the senior partner of the Los Angeles office. Despite past controversy, The Cochran Firm remains a national legal presence. In 2013 Cochran's daughter, Tiffany Cochran Edwards, was interviewed about the continuing legacy of the firm and the pride her father would feel for the firm's work. References External links Law firms based in Los Angeles Law firms based in California 1983 establishments in California