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The Pharmacist-Attorney

Pharmacy Background:

Aaron earned his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and then practiced as a pharmacist for several years before becoming a trial attorney. Aaron previously served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Pharmacy Law and as a faculty member at Howard University’s School of Pharmacy and Shenandoah University’s School of Pharmacy. Aaron has lectured nationally on pharmacy-law related topics, including medication errors and how to prevent them. Currently, Aaron serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Notre Dame of Maryland University’s School of Pharmacy.

Law Background:

Aaron earned his Law Degree (J.D.) from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. For the first ten years of his law career, Aaron was a defense trial attorney, representing healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies in medical malpractice and drug product liability cases. Aaron is now a trial attorney and partner of the law firm Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, and uses his pharmacy background, along with the knowledge he acquired as a defense trial attorney, to help those individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic injury or death.

One focal point of Aaron’s practice has been on holding pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and pharmacies accountable for their roles in the opioid crisis that has devastated our families and communities. In one such case against Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (the maker of a Fentanyl spray), Aaron’s case was featured nationally in the New York Times, NBC Dateline, ABC Nightline, and before the United States Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee.

Pharmacy Background:

Aaron earned his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. and then practiced as a pharmacist for several years before becoming a trial attorney. Aaron previously served on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Pharmacy Law and as a faculty member at Howard University’s School of Pharmacy and Shenandoah University’s School of Pharmacy. Aaron has lectured nationally on pharmacy-law related topics, including medication errors and how to prevent them. Currently, Aaron serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Notre Dame of Maryland University’s School of Pharmacy.

Law Background:

Aaron earned his Law Degree (J.D.) from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. For the first ten years of his law career, Aaron was a defense trial attorney, representing healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies in medical malpractice and drug product liability cases. Aaron is now a trial attorney with the law firm of Bekman, Marder and Adkins and uses his pharmacy background, along with the knowledge he acquired as a defense trial attorney, to help those individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic injury or death.

One focal point of Aaron’s practice has been on holding pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and pharmacies accountable for their roles in the opioid crisis that has devastated our families and communities. In one such case against Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (the maker of a Fentanyl spray), Aaron’s case was featured nationally in the New York Times, NBC Dateline, ABC Nightline, and before the United States Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee.

AV Preeminent Rating

Aaron has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s highest honor, an AV Preeminent Rating. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are recognized as the gold standard in attorney ratings and have remained the most prestigious and widely respected lawyer rating system in the world for over a hundred years. Only attorneys who consistently demonstrate extraordinary legal ability and the highest ethical standards receive an AV Preeminent rating. This is an elite group, with only an estimated ten (10) percent of all attorneys receiving a Preeminent Rating.

Charity Work

Aaron is the President of the Courtney Craig Gilbert Charitable Foundation (CCGCF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit aimed at fighting against addiction. To learn more about CCGCF, go to www.ccgcf.org.
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