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October 22, 2008
Fall 2008 Newsletter
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July 22, 2008
Summer 2008 Newsletter
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April 22, 2008
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October 12, 2007
Fall 2007 Newsletter
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June 28, 2007
Wylie Aitken Receives Lifetime Legal Achievement Award
Wylie, Elizabeth Edwards and Mike Farrell were recently honored in Beverly Hills by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR). Wylie was presented the Lifetime Legal Achievement Award by Chris and Ashleigh Aitken; Elizabeth Edwards was presented the Phillip Burton Public Service Award by Warren Beatty; and, Mike Farrell was presented the Citizen Activist… read more
June 21, 2007
Ethical Issues for the Legal Assistant
By Richard A. Cohn Partner, Aitken * Aitken * Cohn Attorney – Client Privilege Initial Contact with clients commences the attorney-client relationship Communication with clients – the essentials Prohibition against the “practice of law” by non-attorneys Fee splitting with non-attorneys – prohibited. Client Privacy Issues Private Health Information of Clients Conflicts of Interest Among Clients… read more
June 21, 2007
The Deposition of the Adverse Expert Witness
By Darren O. Aitken 1. INTRODUCTION A party has the right to depose any expert designated by the opposing party. [CCP § 2034(i)]. In fact, any expert retained by the opposing side must be produced for deposition upon the service of proper notice. [CCP § 2034(h)]. The right to depose does not equate, however, with… read more
June 20, 2007
President’s Message
By: Richard Cohn Ten years ago, a young medical malpractice defense lawyer, who had been practicing law for just two months, was asked by the supervising partner of his fifty lawyer firm to write a Motion for Summary Judgment. The motion was to focus on the failure of the plaintiff to file her complaint within one year… read more
June 20, 2007
Using Voir Dire to Secure a Winning Verdict
By: Wylie Aitken I. Introduction The modern day trial lawyer finds he or herself in a very interesting, difficult and serious dilemma. More and more inroads are being made to substantively and procedurally limit a trial lawyer’s role in voir dire, while at the same time more and more resources are devoted to manipulating the public… read more
April 30, 2007
Truck Safety
The recent tragic events surrounding the death of a well known optometrist in Anaheim Hills has re-focused the Orange County community on truck safety. On March 8, 2001, a dump truck with attached trailer apparently lost its brakes traveling down Imperial Highway at the intersection of Nohl Ranch Road, in Anaheim Hills. Due to the… read more