Wylie Aitken

Wylie Aitken: National Trial Lawyer and Founding Partner of Aitken*Aitken*Cohn in Santa Ana, California

Mr. Aitken is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and founding partner of Aitken*Aitken*Cohn, based in Santa Ana, California. With over 50 years of experience, he has built an impressive track record as one of the most influential lawyers in the state.

Practice Areas

• Litigation - Insurance
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Special Focus: Insurance

Awards and Recognitions

• Lambda Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity Member (2001)
• Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Orange County (2013)
• Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation, Santa Ana (2009)
• Recognized in Litigation - Insurance, Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Best Attorney USA: Recognized: Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Recognized in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Best Attorney USA: Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Recognized in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Best Attorney USA: Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Recognized in Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Best Attorney USA: Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Special Focus: Insurance
• Recognized in Consumer Watchdog's 'Rage for Justice' Lifetime Achievement Award, Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Best Attorney USA: Recognized: Consumer Watchdog's 'Rage for Justice' Lifetime Achievement Award, Orange County Bar Association's 'Franklin G. West Award'
• Marquette University Law School’s 'Lifetime Achievement Award', Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Best Attorney USA: Recognized: Marquette University Law School 'Lifetime Achievement Award', American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) 'Lawyer of the Year'
• OC Trial Lawyer Association's 'Top Gun Trial Lawyer of the Year', Best Attorney USA since 1987
• OC Trial Lawyer Association's 'Business Trial Lawyer of the Year', Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Hispanic Bar Association’s 'Trial Lawyer of the Year', Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Anti-Defamation League of OC/LA's 'Jurisprudence Award', Best Attorney USA since 1987
• Chapman University’s '2014 Citizen of the Year'
• Super Lawyer’s 'Top 100 Lawyers in Southern California' (2004-2017)
• Best Lawyers in America (2013-2017)

Credentials and Affiliations

• Firms: Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP
• Universities: Marquette University, College of Law (Juris Doctorate, 1980)
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Marquette University (1976)
• Bar Admissions:
  • California (2001)
• Affiliations: Lambda Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity Member (2001), American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) 'Lawyer of the Year'