FOUNDING PARTNER, AITKEN, AITKEN, COHN
WHY: Top local trial lawyer; with wife, Bette, prominent backers of Chapman
University: trustees, law, arts; also supports Voice of OC, Chance Theater;
youngest-ever president, State Bar; children in firm.
RECENT: Representing one of families involved in litigation surrounding helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, others. Helped Chapman form a strategic partnership between University of Massachusetts’ online division and its affiliate Brandman University to expand educational opportunities for working adults.
QUOTABLE: On UMass deal: “Chapman has become a top national
university and Brandman has risen to a level of success that can now expand even further.”
