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Casey R. JohnsonCasey is a partner at the law firm of Aitken*Aitken*Cohn, representing plaintiffs in a wide range of matters involving serious personal injuries, wrongful death, insurance bad faith, and elder abuse.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, graduating summa cum laude from San Diego State University in 1997, where he was the recipient of the Herbert Peiffer Award for outstanding leadership and motivation, recognizing him as the male student most likely to bring honor to the University. Casey obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from USC Law School in 2002, graduating in the top quarter of his class. At USC Law School, he was a member of the Hale Moot Honor Program, where he was eventually elected to the board to serve as Topic Editor, in which position he was recognized as the Board Member of the Year. He was also the |
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recipient of the Edward S. and Eleanor J. Shattuck Award, recognizing him as one of the six graduating students exhibiting the greatest potential to become an outstanding member of the bar.
Casey has spent his entire legal career at Aitken Aitken Cohn, first as a law clerk, where he focused on intensive research and pre-litigation matters. In July 2002, he was promoted to an associate at the firm after passing the California Bar Examination, and in 2012, became a partner at the firm. Casey is a frequent author and lecturer on a wide range of legal subjects, including implicit bias, pool safety, discovery, settlement demands, elder abuse, and insurance bad faith, and enjoys hosting legal trivia programs. Casey has a long record of service to the community, both within and outside of the law. He currently serves as the First Vice President and Legislative Chair of the Consumer Attorneys of California – the statewide trial lawyers organization, is the Immediate Past Chair of the LGBT Caucus of the American Association for Justice – the national trial lawyers association, on which he now serves on the Executive Committee, is the Education Chair of the Western Trial Lawyers Association and serves on the boards of directors for the American Association for Justice, Orange County Bar Association and the Orange County Public Law Center. |
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He is also a founding board member, past president, and current board member of the Orange County Lavender Bar Association – Orange County’s LGBT bar association, and is also the past president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court, Orange County Lavender Bar Association, and Western Trial Lawyers Association.
Within OCBA, Casey is proudly in the middle of his second term on the Board of Directors, and has served on the Racial Justice Task Force, DEI Committee, Nominations Committee, and Bylaws Committee.
Casey also serves on the Orange County Judicial Selection Advisory Committee by appointment of Governor Gavin Newsom, and since 2017, he has served on the board of Operation Helping Hands – a charitable organization that provides personal hygiene items to homeless and housing-insecure individuals, as well as housing scholarships for homeless and housing-insecure community college students.
Casey has received numerous accolades for his work in the legal community, including:
Within OCBA, Casey is proudly in the middle of his second term on the Board of Directors, and has served on the Racial Justice Task Force, DEI Committee, Nominations Committee, and Bylaws Committee.
Casey also serves on the Orange County Judicial Selection Advisory Committee by appointment of Governor Gavin Newsom, and since 2017, he has served on the board of Operation Helping Hands – a charitable organization that provides personal hygiene items to homeless and housing-insecure individuals, as well as housing scholarships for homeless and housing-insecure community college students.
Casey has received numerous accolades for his work in the legal community, including:
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