Recipient - Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar (1985 - 1st in class of 425 law students); Paul Liacos Scholar (1984); John Harvard Scholarship (1981); Harvard Scholarship (1980 & 1982). 2012 AV® Preeminent Attorney Rating in Labor & Employment Law; The Nation's Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys; Primerus International Society of Lawyers;
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Fellow, American Bar Foundation, State of Maine Chair; Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA; Boston University School of Law Silver Shingle Award for Service to the Profession; Fellow, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Foundation; ABA TIPS Public Service Honor Roll; A-V Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell; Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; New England Super Lawyers; Super Lawyers National Business Edition; Who's Who (Various Publications). Faculty, University of Southern Maine Department of Continuing Education for Business, Personnel Law, 1989-2009; Employee and Labor Relations, 1995-2009; Faculty, American Institute of Banking, Portland and Kennebunk, Maine, Personnel Law, 1990; Guest Lecturer, Hotel and Hospitality Industry, Southern Maine Technical College, Personnel Law, 1993-1998. Guest Lecturer, University Maine School of Law, Employment Litigation, 1995. Author - "A Strategic Approach to Employment Cases in the Courtroom" in "Inside the Minds: Courtroom Strategies", Aspatore Books, 2008; "Adding Real Value for the Client" in "Inside the Minds: Domestic and International Litigation Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Trial Preparation, Risk Assessment, and Best Practices for Prosecution and Defense", Aspatore Books, 2007; "Defamation Claims Arising Out of the Employment Relationship," 33 Tort and Insurance Law Journal 857 (1998); "Mediating or Arbitrating an Employment Discrimination Claim," Employment Discrimination Litigation: Developments and Strategies, American Bar Association, 2000; "Supreme Court Defines Employer's Liability for Sexual Harassment," TortSource, 1998; "Direct Examination of the Defendant," The Practical Litigator, ALI-ABA, 1999; "Direct Examination of the Defendant in a Wrongful Discharge Action," Litigating the Employment Tort Case: A Guide for Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, 1995.
National Judicial College
•Chair, 2019 –
•Treasurer and Trustee, 2014 –
American Bar Association
•House of Delegates, Maine State Delegate, 2018 –
•Vice-Chair, Cybersecurity Task Force, 2017-2018
•AEFC Pension Plan Administration Committee, Chair, 2017 –
•AEFC Pension Plan Administration Committee, Member, 2016 –
•Liaison, ABA Commission on the American Jury Project, 2015 – 2016
•Standing Committee on the American Judicial System, Special Advisor, 2014 –
•Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, 2006 – 2014, Chair, 2011 – 2014
•Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements, ex officio 2011 – 2014
•Justice Center Coordinating Council, Member 2011 – 2014
•Presidential Task Force on Federal Agency Preemption of State Tort Laws, 2009 – 2010
•Section Officers’ Conference, Member, 2003 – 2008; Executive Committee, 2004 – 2005
ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section
•Judicial Division/TIPS Task Force, Member, 2014 – 2015
•Task Force on Full Funding for Courts Initiative, Member, 2014 – 2015
•Chair, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2007 – 2008
•Chair Elect, 2006 – 2007
•Vice-Chair, Tort, 2005 – 2006
•Secretary, 2003 – 2005
•Executive/Administrative Committee, 2003 – 2009
•Council Member, 2000 – 2009
•Task Force on Leadership Diversity Initiative, Member 2006 – ;Dean, 2009 – 2010
•Past-TIPS Chairs Roundtable Caucus & Task Force, 2012 –
•ABA TIPS Standing Committee, Member, 2008 –
•Long Range Planning Committee, Chair, 2005 – 2006; Member 2010 – 2011
•Fall Meeting Arrangements Chair, 2004 – 2005
•Scholarship Board, Member, 2001 – 2002
•Committee on Employment Law & Litigation, Chair, 1993 – 1995; Chair Elect, 1992 – 1993; Vice Chair, 1989 – 1992 and 1995 –
•Public Relations Committee, Chair, 1995 – 1997; Member & Chair-Elect, 1994 – 1995
•Membership Committee, Chair, 1998 – 2000; Member & Chair Elect, 1997 – 1998
•Family Life Committee, Chair, 1997 – 1999
•Task Force on Strategic Alliances, Member at various times
•Task Force on Law Student Involvement, Member at various times
•Communications Coordinating Group, Member at various times
•Financial Committee, Member at various times, including currently
•Electronic Media Coordinating Group, Member in past
Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section Foundation
Director, 2012 –
Fellow, 2010 –
American Bar Foundation
Maine State Chair, 2010 – 2017
Life Fellow (Membership Limited to 1% of the State’s Lawyers)
Fair Courts Advisory Committee
Member, 2011 – 2014
