State Bars
- Virginia State Bar, Admitted 1974
- New York State Bar, Admitted 1975
- District of Columbia Bar, 1976
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association:
- Section of Litigation
- Section of Tort and Insurance Practice
- Birmingham Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Hampton Bar Association – President 2002-2003
- International Bar Association
- New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Newport News Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
Trial Lawyers Associations
- Alabama Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice:
- Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Past Chairman
- Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Executive Board
- Vaccine Litigation Group
- PPA/Rezulin Litigation Group
- Baycol Litigation Group
- Products Liability Section
- Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section
- Leader’s Forum
- Federal Tort and Military Advocate Section
- Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
- Products Liability Litigation Group
- National College of Advocacy – Fellow
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America –National Secretary
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America –National Board Member
- Consumer Attorneys of CA
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association – Fellow
- Public Justice:
- Executive Board
- State Coordinator
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Williamsburg Society
- Executive Board Member
Additional Professional Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Diplomate
- National Board Member
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Brain Injury Association of Virginia, Past President
- College of William & Mary School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- Invited Litigator in Residence
- Litigation Counsel of America, Charter Fellow
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- North American Brain Injury Society
- International Brain Injury Association
- The Belli Society – Fellow
- The Belli Society – National Board Member
Inclusions of Distinction
- The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury, 1995-2014
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 2013 Edition
- Who’s Who in American Law, 2013 Edition
- Outstanding Intellectuals of the World, 2013 Edition
- Super Lawyers, 2013 Edition
- The Washington Post, Washington DC – Areas Best Lawyers
- Law Dragon, 500 Leading Lawyers in America
- Elite Lawyers of America– Platinum Fellow
Additional Distinctions
- College of William and Mary, President’s Council
- College of William and Mary Law School, Dean’s Council
- Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
- Chapter 10 Mental Health and Retardation Board
- Virginia Delegation Japan/U.S. Southeast Association
Admitted to practice before the:
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- All 50 states and possessions by permission
