Family Law

• Child Abuse
  Violence. Incidents such as child abuse, domestic violence, other assaults, and gunshot wounds will likely cause traumatic brain injuries. Shaken baby syndrome is a leading cause of traumatic brain injury for infants and is caused by adults violently shaking an infant.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  For 10 years in a row, The National Trial Lawyers has recognized Aitken Aitken Cohn’s founding partner, Wylie Aitken, in its annual list of Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the country. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization composed of premier trial lawyers from across the country who exemplify superior qualifications as civil plaintiffs or criminal defense trial lawyers.
• DUI/DWI
  Other drivers’ failure to comply with traffic laws – Everyone on the road is expected to comply with all California traffic laws. The traffic code is extensive, though drivers should be well aware of when certain driving behaviors are illegal. Common violations that lead to motorcycle accidents include speeding, failing to yield, running traffic signals, tailgating, aggressive driving, reckless driving, drunk driving, and distracted driving.
• Wrongful Death
  Mr. Aitken has been trial counsel in numerous significant tort cases involving bad faith insurance practices, aviation, automobiles, product liability, business tort litigation and actions involving wrongful death and major personal injuries. As appellate counsel, he has been involved in landmark insurance decisions such as: Boicourt v Amex Assurance Company, 78 Cal.App. 4th 1390 (2000); Neal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, 21 Cal.3d 910, 148 Cal.Rptr. 389 (1978) and Gourley v. State Farm, 217 Cal.App.3d 111 (1990). As an active participant on the Amicus Curiae Committee of the Consumer Attorneys of California Trial Lawyers Association, he has argued numerous major tort actions to the Supreme Court of California.
• Traffic Violations
  Failure to follow appropriate traffic laws, including yielding the right of way as indicated by traffic signs, failing to stop for a red light, excessively speeding, or merging unsafely
• Fraud
  Insurance bad faith, also known as “insurance fraud” is the term used to describe the mistreatment of consumers and businesses by insurance carriers.
• Homicide
  Wrongful death claims differ from homicide charges in that wrongful death is a civil claim brought by the survivors of the decedent, while homicide is a criminal charge that is brought by the state. The award to family members in a wrongful death case is for expenses that they have incurred due to the loss of the loved one. By contrast, the consequences of a homicide case are prison time and fines. In California, family members can file a wrongful death claim against a person even if that person is also facing criminal charges. Knowing the statute of limitations for wrongful death claim in California is something Aitken * Aitken * Cohn can help you understand also.

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Property owners in California are expected to foresee, recognize and resolve potential safety hazards. They have a responsibility to keep their premises safe for visitors, tenants, and guests. Obviously, landlords or renters are not responsible for every accident that occurs on their premises, but they can be found responsible for accidents and injuries as a result of their failure to provide reasonably safe conditions. If you are injured on someone else’s property, you need the legal help of our Orange County premises liability attorneys.
• Property Damage
  Do not risk losing evidence that might support a claim. Take photos (with a date and time stamp) of the incident scene, your injuries, and any property damage.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  One of California’s most respected personal injury law firms, Aitken * Aitken * Cohn is dedicated to serving injured and aggrieved consumers in a variety of legal conflicts. The firm enjoys a national reputation for the quality of its trial skills and the aggressive representation it provides on behalf of its personal injury clients. This reputation was built on a foundation of numerous settlements, trial victories and precedent setting appellate decisions and is nurtured by the firm’s continuing commitment to each of its clients. It is true that the firm’s success has translated into substantial recoveries for our clients, yet the firm derives equal satisfaction from the knowledge that these cases have also promoted a fair and safer society.
• Medical Malpractice
  Rich is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubble’s Law Directory — which issues such ratings only to those attorneys who have demonstrated preeminent legal ability and the highest professional and ethical standards. In 2008, he received the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association’s prestigious “Top Gun” award, for his work in the field of Medical Malpractice and has been nominated for that award multiple times, including 2019.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
  Strict liability applies in dog bite cases. The owner of any dog is liable if the dog bites someone in a public place or while the claimant is lawfully in a private place. On-duty government police dogs are exempted from this general rule, so long as the bite occurs during the investigation of a crime or while the police are executing a warrant. A negligence case may also be filed against a dog owner in circumstances where the dog causes a non-bite injury.
• Slip and Fall Injury
  Our attorneys are experienced in handling car accidents, bicycle accidents, truck injuries, motorcycle accidents, dog bites and animal attacks, premises liability, slip and fall injuries, workplace injuries, medical malpractice cases, accidents resulting in wrongful death, product liability cases, traumatic brain injuries, burn accidents and spinal cord injuries.