– Past President, State Bar of Georgia (2011-12). which includes all lawyers and judges in Georgia. He laid the foundations for the statewide system of electronic court filing.
– Traditions of Excellence Award for lifetime achievement, 2019.
– Mediator, Miles Mediation & Arbitration, Atlanta, GA
– Triple board certification, National Board of Trial Advocacy: Civil Trial Advocacy (1995), Civil Pretrial Advocacy (2012), Truck Accident law (2019)
– Lead author of eleven annual editions, Georgia Law of Torts: Trial Preparation & Practice (Thompson Reuters West, 2010-21)
– Diplomate, National College of Advocacy
– Past Chair of Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (2012-13)
– American Bar Association House of Delegates (2013-14)
– Chair, American Association for Justice (AAJ) Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section (2015-16), which includes over 2,500 trial lawyers in all 50 states and specialized litigation groups on:
Trucking Litigation, Bus Litigation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Motorcycle Litigation, Bicycle Litigation, Resort Torts Litigation and Inadequate Security Litigation.
– Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform, appointed by Governor Nathan Deal (2011-13).
-Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency (2012-13)
– Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism (2011-12).
– Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution (2011-12).
– Georgia Courts Automation Commission (2008-10)
– Judicial Council of Georgia Standing Committee on Technology(2015-20).
National Conference of Bar Presidents (2010-13).
– Southern Conference of Bar Presidents (2010-13).
– Chair, State Bar of Georgia Tort & Insurance Practice Section (1994-95).
– Chair, Georgia Insurance Law Institute (1994)
– Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys – Board of Regents (2015-21)
– Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Based on numerous verdicts and settlements in the millions of dollars