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The L.A. Riots | 4. Glen

Slow Burn

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Rodney Lerman's Story

Lawyer stephen a lerman represented rodney king after he was beaten by police. Lerman wanted the world to see how badly his client had been beaten. It seemed like it would be simple to win a big settlement from the city of los angeles and the l a p d. The lawyer who did that would get a lot of publicity and big pay out. But what really happened? And why is this story still making headlines 20 years later?

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