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LOS ANGELES, CA — June 16, 2010 – Jamon R. Hicks with The Cochran Firm Los Angeles office has been recognized by IMPACT and the National Bar Association (NBA) as one of the Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40. This award was established to recognize talented individuals (age 40 and under) within the African American legal community who have achieved prominence and distinction.

Mr. Hicks will be recognized for this honor August 8, 2010 at the 85th Annual NBA Convention in New Orleans.

The NBA is the nation’s oldest and largest association of predominately African American and minority attorneys and judges. Recipients of the Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Under 40 demonstrate a strong commitment to empowering, uplifting, and advocating within the legal community. They represent a cross‐section of legal professionals: solo practitioners, government lawyers, judges, academicians, corporate counsels, young elected officials, and others lawyers who are using their law degree in innovative ways. Recipients were selected based on their achievement, innovation, vision, leadership, and legal community involvement.

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In addition to his recognition as one of the Nation’s Best Advocate of the Year, Mr. Hicks is a candidate for the special awards of Excellence in Leadership, Service, Activism, and Innovation. Online voting for these prestigious awards is available at www.nationsbestadvocates.com/candidates.

Mr. Hicks joined The Cochran Firm in 2010. He practices in the areas of civil litigation and criminal defense and represents plaintiffs in state and federal courts. His civil litigation experience involves wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury and police misconduct cases. He also has litigated numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, such as attempted murder, battery, assaults on peace officers, driving under the influence, and drug and gun possession. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Hicks is a member of the adjunct faculty at Loyola Law School as a Trial Advocacy Professor.

Founding partner of The Cochran Firm, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. was active in the NBA and received the NBA Gertrude E. Rush Award. Mr. Hicks carries on this tradition of excellence.

About The Cochran Firm

Founded over 30 years ago by famed attorney, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., The Cochran Firm, as it is known today, has established itself as one of the premier trial advocacy firms in the United States. With 27 offices in 16 states and the District of Columbia, The Cochran Firm is a diverse group of some of the most highly-experienced and respected men and women dedicated to bringing quality representation for injured people, their families and the ordinary citizen. Recognized nationally for their achievements in the courtroom, attorneys with The Cochran Firm have attained litigation results which have significantly impacted the law, communities, and industry practices.

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