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Richard C. Aitken Profile & Experience

 

Richard C. Aitken’s practice includes the representation of national automobile insurance carriers in all aspects of coverages, involving matters of vehicular negligence, premise liability, no-fault coverage, insurance fraud, uninsured motorist claims, and underinsured motorist claims and coverage analysis.

 

Mr. Aitken has litigated more than a hundred declaratory judgment actions on behalf of carriers regarding staged and/or caused motor vehicle accidents; material misrepresentation in the procurement of the policy of insurance; and fraudulently incorporated medical providers resulting in significant savings for the insurance industry.

 

One standout was when he successfully defended MetLife, Inc. and Metropolitan Property in the matter of MARK SHAPIRO v. ANTHONY TARDALO, THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU, ET AL (Supreme Court New York County index # 157718/16). In this case, Dr. Shapiro sought millions of dollars in compensation after the federal government indicted, arrested, and prosecuted him along with dozens of alleged criminal co-conspirators in 2012 for insurance fraud.

 

One of his other passions is education. When not in court, Mr. Aitken regularly leads seminars and training for insurance carriers on all aspects of insurance law. He has successfully assisted a national carrier implement an examination under oath protocol of suspect medical providers and claimants and has also provided seminars at the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 

Prior to joining BGSA, Mr. Aitken was an associate with a small general practice firm where he concentrated in criminal defense, plaintiff’s negligence, and family law. He was responsible for handling all aspects of these matters from the inception through trial.

 

With a bachelor’s and J.D. from Ohio University and the Jacob D. Fuschberg School of Law, respectively, Mr. Aitken is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association.

 

Outside of law, he coaches soccer, basketball, and lacrosse for the youth sports leagues in his community in support of his two daughters.