Arbitration Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers 2016 in Charleston South Carolina; Mediation Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers 2016 in Charleston South Carolina; Arbitration Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers 2012 in Charleston South Carolina; Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers 2011 in Charleston South Carolina; Listed, ADR – South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008-2012; Member – American Bar Association; Fellow – American Bar Foundation; President, Charleston Chapter – American Board of Trial Advocates, 2008-2009; Member – Board of Commissions of Grievances and Discipline for Supreme Court in South Carolina, 1993-1996; Member – Charleston County Bar Association; Member – Defense Research Institute; Member – Federal Bar Association; Member – International Association of Defense Counsel; Member – National Association of Distinguished Neutrals; Member – James L. Petigru American Inn of Court; Member, Litigation Section – South Carolina Bar Association; Chairman, Trial & Appellate Advocacy Section – South Carolina Bar Association, 1993; Member, Judicial Qualification Committee – South Carolina Bar Association; President – South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association, 1996-1997; Member – South Carolina Supreme Court Joint Commission on ADR Rules