Awards and Honors
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
• Trial Lawyer of the Year- Fort Lauderdale Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Roger Sorino Memorial Award, awarded to an outstanding graduating senior- U.M. School of Law
• Iron Arrow – highest honor for service to university
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation 2020 - 2025
Certifications
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
• Qualified Arbitrator
Professional Memberships
• Broward County Bar Association
- Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1977 – 1978
- Chairman, Publications Committee, 1979 – 1980
- Co-Chairman, Public Relations Committee, 1988 – 1990
- Co-Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1990 – 1992
- Committee on Judicial Administration Selection and Tenure, 1995 – 1997
- Medical-Legal Committee, 1997 – 2002
- Co-Chair, 1998 – 1999
- Professional Responsibility Committee, 2000 – 2011
- Bench and Bar Committee, 2009-2025
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
- Committee on Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure, 1990 – 1994
• Broward County Trial Lawyers Association (BCTLA)
- Board of Directors, 1984 – present
- Chairman, Case Evaluation Committee, 1986
- Treasurer, 1987 – 1988
- Secretary, 1988 – 1989
- Vice President, 1989 – 1990
- President, 1990 – 1991
• Fee Arbitration Panel, 17th Judicial Circuit, 1992 – 1994
• Board of Directors, University of Miami Law Alumni Association, 1991 – 1994
• Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers)
• American Association for Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• President, Fort Lauderdale Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2010
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
• Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators
• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators