Founding Attorney
Our Founding Attorney, Carla D. Aikens, P.L.C., has a unique background in that most plaintiffs’ lawyers have either always been plaintiffs’ lawyers or formerly did insurance defense work. Ms. Aikens, however, brings an in-depth business background alongside experience working for a Federal Court judge, providing her with a unique knowledge of the court’s inner workings and how court decisions are made. This knowledge and experience make her particularly well-suited to help plaintiffs achieve the most favorable outcome possible in their personal injury and employment law cases. Additionally, her background in transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for private equity clients, informs and supplements her ability to negotiate beneficial business deals.
When she was an infant, Ms. Aikens’ father was injured in an accident that left him wheelchair-bound, giving her a personal connection to helping clients with personal injury cases, a thorough understanding of the rehabilitation process, and a keen ability to empathize with just about every situation.
Ms. Aikens attended The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she began developing her business knowledge through a concentration in management and marketing. As a college tennis player, she honed her discipline, ability to work through adversity, and dedication to achieving goals. She received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a national quarterfinalist in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. While at Georgetown, Ms. Aikens also founded a mentoring program and taught a law class to D.C.-area high schoolers.
After graduating from law school, Ms. Aikens was offered an associate position in Philadelphia with a national firm with over a dozen offices around the country. However, when she was offered a prestigious federal court clerkship, she deferred the offer and jumped at the opportunity to broaden and round out her knowledge of the U.S. court system. Following her clerkship, she began work at the law firm’s Detroit office, where she performed transactional work and did extensive work for the City of Detroit.
When the opportunity arose with a top-five international law firm, Ms. Aikens relocated to Chicago, where she expanded her extensive business legal knowledge by providing transactional, M&A, and major corporate bankruptcy work.
Ms. Aikens’ experiences have taken her everywhere from boardrooms to courtrooms to clients’ homes. After years of working for large law firms on major corporate matters, she chose to go out on her own and found her own firm because she is passionate about helping people who have been taken advantage of. Her practice now focuses on defending victims of personal injuries and employment law violations, while also continuing to build on her substantial business law experience by providing litigation and transactional services for companies throughout the U.S. No matter the size of your claim or the nature of your case, she is dedicated to ensuring that every case she works on receives the same amount of care and attention, as well as the highest degree of integrity possible.
Ms. Aikens has spoken at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Conventions from 2016 to the present year and has also spoken for the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in 2024. She has been published in AAJ’s Trial Magazine, showcasing her expertise in various legal matters.
Please call the law office of Carla D. Aikens, P.L.C. today to set up a free consultation.
EDUCATION
- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Georgetown University Law Center
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- American Association for Justice
- Michigan Association for Justice, Executive Board
- Chair, James W. Baker Trial Lawyers Caucus of Michigan Association for Justice
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Minority Caucus, American Association for Justice, Board Member
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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AAJ Annual Convention (2016–Present)
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Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (2024)
