News
August 17, 2018
All Qualified Aitken Aitken Cohn Attorneys Named to the 2019 Best Lawyers® in America List!
Aitken Aitken Cohn is pleased to announce that all qualified lawyers, eight in total, have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America! This is the 31st consecutive year that founding partner Wylie Aitken has received the Best Lawyer distinction; the 6th consecutive year for partners Darren Aitken, Chris Aitken, and… read more
August 2, 2018
Marquette University Honors Wylie Aitken with Professional Achievement Award
Wylie Aitken, founding partner of Aitken Aitken Cohn, was awarded this year’s “Professional Achievement Award” by his alma mater, Marquette University, at their annual Alumni National Awards Ceremony in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Chosen for his incredible achievements as a trial lawyer as well as his impact on creating a safer society,… read more
July 17, 2018
Megan Demshki Awarded with Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court’s Biddle Book Award for 2017-18
Aitken Aitken Cohn Associate Attorney, Megan Demshki, was recently awarded with the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court’s Biddle Book Award for 2017-2018! The award—named in memory of Louise Biddle, former executive director of the Inn and the Riverside County Bar Association award—is given “to an outstanding attorney who exemplifies the goals of the Inn… read more
July 12, 2018
$1,250,000: OCFA Firefighter Paramedic Injured in Ambulance Rollover Crash
CASE DESCRIPTION: Passenger transport van traveling eastbound on Warner Ave. collided with an ambulance that was traveling southbound on Euclid St. in the city of Fountain Valley, causing the ambulance to roll on its side, injuring seven people. Plaintiff brought suit for damages sustained in the accident against the ambulance company, the medical transport van… read more
July 10, 2018
Casey Johnson Named 2018 Top Ranked Lawyer and Legal Leader
Aitken Aitken Cohn partner, Casey R. Johnson, is a top AV® Preeminent™ attorney in Southern California and has been named to this year’s 2018 Legal Leaders List! The award, created in partnership between American Lawyer Media (ALM) and Martindale-Hubbell, is reserved for only the top ranked lawyers in the nation. ALM is a leading provider… read more
May 10, 2018
Adventures with the Aitken Family
As published on South of the Pier Magazine, February 2018 For a family that loves to travel, it’s fitting that Christopher and Maureen Aitken met while abroad. The couple, both attorneys, met while at a legal seminar in Puerto Vallarta in 1997 and married two years later. The family now includes four children: Tyler (18),… read more
February 9, 2018
Michael Penn Awarded Attorney Coach of the Year by Constitutional Rights Foundation
The Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County (CRF-OC) honored Aitken Aitken Cohn Partner Michael Penn and Graves & King Partner Michael Sargent as Attorney Coaches of the Year at their Mock Trials Awards Dinner on February 8, 2018. For Michael Penn, the honor comes after serving more than 10 years as an attorney coach on… read more
January 26, 2018
Catch Michael Penn Speak on “What’s New in Tort and Trial? 2017 in Review”
This week, Aitken Aitken Cohn partner Michael Penn and a team of other highly skilled practitioners, kicked off their “tour” across southern California to update fellow attorneys what new changes 2017 has brought to tort and trial law. Each seminar is approved for 3-hours MCLE Credit (which includes 1-hour Ethics Credit). Learn the new statutes… read more
January 16, 2018
Aitken Aitken Cohn named Best Law Firm for 2018, Eighth Year in a Row
For the eighth year in a row, Aitken Aitken Cohn has been named a Tier One Best Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers® in the areas of: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs Commercial Litigation Compiled in partnership with Best Lawyers®, the U.S News & World… read more
December 7, 2017
Aitken Aitken Cohn Named Best Lawyers in America for 2017-18 Again!
The 2017-2018 Best Lawyers® in America have been announced and Aitken Aitken Cohn attorneys have once again dominated the list! This is the 30th consecutive year that founding partner Wylie Aitken has received the Best Lawyer distinction, the 5th consecutive year for partners Darren Aitken, Chris Aitken, and Richard Cohn, and the 2nd consecutive year… read more