* President, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, limited to the country's top 500 trial lawyers 2007-2008 * Dean, Virginia College of Trial Advocacy from its inception to the present * Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, the top 1% of the trial bar * Past President, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association * Fellow, Virginia Bar Foundation * Board of Trustees, District of Columbia School of Law * Board of Visitors, Dept. of Forensic Psychology, Marymount University * Frequent lecturer, law schools and legal conferences