This documentary chronicles the groundbreaking career of attorney Johnnie Cochran, from his beginnings as a Los Angeles city deputy attorney to his high-profile cases defending celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and O.J. Simpson. Interviews and archival footage reveals how Cochran also championed the civil rights of ordinary Americans and helped pave the way for other African American lawyers to make their mark.