Aidan Carickhoff

Aidan handles all matter of cases, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, birth injury, workplace accident, and burn and explosion cases. He has achieved remarkable results on behalf of his clients, including:

• $68.5 million wrongful death verdict
• $31 million total recovery for an injured worker
• $19.5 million birth injury settlement
• $19 million settlement for an injured worker
• $18 million wrongful death settlement
• $15.5 million verdict for a burn victim
• $13.75 million birth injury settlement
• $12 million wrongful death settlement
• $11.25 million settlement for an injured worker
• significant settlements of $10 million, $8.5 million, $8.25 million, and $6 million in complex cases

Aidan represents families and children in birth injury cases in Pennsylvania and across the country. He and his team work with leading medical experts in obstetrics, maternal fetal medicine, neonatology, pediatric neurology, and pediatric neuroradiology to try these highly specialized cases.

In addition to representing individual victims, Aidan also helps lead some of the most significant litigation in Pennsylvania. He currently represents, as co-lead counsel, dozens of victims of the March 2023 West Reading natural gas explosion in Reading, Pennsylvania, former professional athletes who were diagnosed with cancer because of exposure to toxic chemicals, and six Union carpenters who were catastrophically burned by a defective product.

While in law school, Aidan served as an intern with the United States Attorney’s Office. Aidan also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Daniel J. Anders, supervising judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. He competed in trial advocacy competitions beginning at Temple University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and was a decorated member of the national mock trial team. At Drexel University, where he graduated cum laude, Aidan was a member of both the trial and moot court teams. His trial team finished third in the nation at the invitation-only Tournament of Champions. As part of the moot court team, Aidan was a finalist at the National Moot Court Competition, winning Best Brief and a Best Advocate award—all firsts for any Drexel student. Aidan also went on to win Best Advocate at the August A. Rendigs national products liability competition, and Drexel’s moot court competition where he was awarded Best Advocate.

As a result of his achievements, Aidan was inducted into the Order of the Barristers, a national honors organization for top advocates. He was honored as his graduating class’s Best Advocate by his professors and coaches.

Aidan also enjoys giving back to his community by maintaining an active pro bono practice, representing disabled Philadelphians through the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program. He lives near Philadelphia with his wife and two sons.