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Ashleigh Aitken Named to OC METRO Magazine’s 40 Under 40 List for 2012
Annual List to Honor O.C.’s Top Up-and-Coming Young Professionals ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. – May 16, 2012 – Ashleigh Aitken was recently named to OC METRO Magazine’s annual 40 Under 40 List. Each year, OC METRO Magazine, Orange County’s premier business and lifestyle publication, selects a group of young professionals who …
FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW: Aitken Aitken Cohn’s ‘miracle’ clients and their rescuers
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn attorneys Michael Penn and Ashleigh Aitken were in New York City, coordinating at NBC’s request, a television press interview with client Kelli Groves and her two daughters. NBC’s Today Show aired the heroic rescue on May 8th at 7:30 a.m. Today Show host, Matt Lauer, …
Ominous Student Loan Debt Report Released By Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Don Lee of the Los Angeles Times recently highlighted an alarming March 5, 2012 report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In his article titled, “College Debt A Looming Time Bomb” Lee notes that the report claims as many as 1 in 4 borrowers carried a past-due …
Frequency, Severity and Cost of Brain Injuries Demand Increased Awareness
State Independent Living Council Speaks Out on the Need for Increased Awareness of the Impact of Living with Brain Injuries. News Source: PR Newswire via MarketWatch/Wall Street Journal SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 5, 2012 / — A brain injury can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world. According to the …
Driving a Motorcycle While in Pain Compromises Rider Safety
Over 350 motorcyclists died in driving accidents in California during 2010 – numbers are not available yet for 2011. Although the number of fatalities are down from previous years, even one death is one too many. Motorcycle safety is a very popular topic within the riding community. Thousands of websites …
Is Your Public Playground a Safe Place to Play?
As a parent, taking your child to the playground can be a source of many fun memories. But the experience can quickly take a turn for the worse if an accident happens. It’s estimated that more than 200,000 children each year are severely injured from playground accidents, resulting in trips …
Helicopter Collision Kills 7 Marines in Calif. Desert
News Source: The Associated Press by: Julie Watson–Photo credit (AP) AH-1W Cobra and UH-1 Huey collided during night training in an area near Yuma, Ariz., Wednesday, officials said, carrying 6 service members based in Camp Pendleton–Image provided by the US Marines shows a UN-1 “Huey” helicopter SAN DIEGO — Two …
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Appoints Ashleigh Aitken to Orange County Fair Board
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Ashleigh Aitken to the 32nd District Agricultural Association, Orange County Fair Board. Ms. Aitken has been Of Counsel at Aitken Aitken Cohn, a Consumer Personal Injury firm, since 2010. She represented Orange County activists and elected officials in a 2010 lawsuit against the Schwarzenegger administration’s …
Orange County Bar Association Installation
On Thursday, January 19, 2012, our own Ashleigh Aitken was installed as Secretary of the 7,000+ member Orange County Bar Association and as a member of the OCBA Charitable Fund. She will assume the Presidency in 2015. The OCBA, which is one of the largest voluntary bar associations, held its …
3 Camp Pendleton Marines Dead, 1 Critical After Orange County Crash
News Source: LA Times Three Marines were killed and one was hospitalized in critical condition after the car they were in struck a tree in Orange County, the Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. The car, a 2005 Dodge Stratus, was moving at a high speed northbound on Golden Lantern Street in …
