Honors and Awards: AVVO Rating: 10.0 AVVO 2009 Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law Arizona Board of Legal Specialization 1987 Continuing Legal Education Certificate of Apprciation Maricopa County Bar Association 1987 AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell 1985 Distinguished Service ( Law Clerk, Chief Bankruptcy Judge) Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona 1982 Distinguished Service (Law Clerk, Bankruptcy Judge Maggiore) Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona 1981

Special Licenses/Certifications: Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 1987

Bar/Professional Activity: Executive Counsel Member Executive Council, Business Law Section, State Bar of Arizona 2000–2002 Chair Special Task Force of the Bankruptcy Committee on Year 2000 Issues, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section, ABA 1998–1999 Senior Vice-Chair American Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee, Solo and Small Firm Section 1992–1998 Chairman American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, Bankruptcy Committee 1990–1992 Co-chair Judicial Relations Committee, Bankruptcy Section, State Bar of Arizona 1990–1992 Vice-Chair American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, Bankruptcy Committee 1987–1990 Member, Executive Council Bankruptcy Section, Arizona State Bar Association 1987–1990 Co-Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy Law Section 1987–1990 Chairman, State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy Law Section 1988–1989

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Bankruptcy Committee Update (Editor), American Bar Association General Practice Section, Bankruptcy Committee Update, 1990Remedies in Proceedings Under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, Arizona Civil Remedies (Co-Editor), State Bar of Arizona, 1982A Guide to Researching Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, 1980, with Addenda, State Bar of Arizona, 1986"Strategic Considerations in Bankruptcy and Pre-Bankruptcy Planning", State Bar of Arizona, 1986"Bankruptcy for the Non-Specialist: Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Court", State Bar of Arizona, 1986"The Entrepreneur, Bankruptcy and the Comeback", Business Seminars of Arizona, 1988"Protecting Your Rights in a Dangerous Business Environment", State Bar of Arizona, 1989"Protecting Rights in a Dangerous Business Environment", Bankruptcy Symposium Current Topics in Personal Bankruptcies and Real Estate Reorganizations, 1990"Guerilla Warfare Tactics for Small Business Survival", Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, 1991"Bankruptcy", The Peoples Law School, 1992Presented Panel, "The Chapter 11 Process: A Practical Approach for the Practitioner", American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1994Co-Chair of Seminar and Panelist, "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Y2K", State Bar of Arizona, 1999"Course on Professionalism" State Bar of Arizona Required CLE Program, State Bar of Arizona, 1999"Y2K; T minus 150 days and Counting", American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1999"The New Bankruptcy Code: Threat or Menace?", Arizona Bankruptcy Coalition, 1999