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$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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wylie Aitken Named to Irish Legal 100 Eighth Year in a Row; Ashleigh Aitken Named Irish Legal 100 “Rising Star”

For the eighth year in a row, Wylie Aitken has been named to the Irish Legal 100 list. The annual national list released by the Irish Voice Newspaper honors the “most distinguished legal professionals in the United States who share one common bond: pride in their Irish roots.” The Irish Legal explains that Wylie continues… read more

Aitken Aitken Cohn Attorneys Named Top Lawyers in the Inland Empire by Inland Empire Magazine Second Year in a Row

Aitken Aitken Cohn is proud to announce that all of our attorneys have been named among the Top Lawyers of the Inland Empire for the second year in a row! Wylie, Darren, Rich, and Casey have also been highlighted for their AV-rating on Martindale-Hubbell, a ranking reserved for only the top five percent of lawyers… read more

Wylie, Darren, and Casey to Speak at 56th Annual CAOC Convention

Aitken Aitken Cohn attorneys Wylie Aitken, Darren Aitken, and Casey Johnson will be speaking at the upcoming CAOC Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA at the Palace Hotel. The annual convention boasts attendance of more than 200 trial attorneys, and our attorneys have been honored to present for the past 20+ years. Wylie, Darren and… read more