Honors and Awards:

• Named 2009 USF Law School Alumni of the Year
• 2011 Named Adjunct Profesor of the year by USF Law School Where he teaches Trial Practice
• Named 2011 Person of The Year by Italian American Bar Association and received the "Golden Salami" Award.
• Award given for excellence in trial advocacy., Robert E. Cartwright Award, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2004
• Award given to the outstanding trial lawyer in the state based on nomination and voting by the members of the organization., Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2004
• Award given for continued excellence in advocacy on behalf of consumers and plaintiffs, Lifetime Achievement Award, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, 2005
• Named one of the top ten lawyers in Northern California, Top Ten Best Lawyers, Superlawyers, 2006
• Named one of the top 500 lawyers in America as voted by peers, Top 500 Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2007

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Elected Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Elected Member, American College of Trial Lawyers
•  Elected Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, Commission for Access to Justice
• President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
• President of the Consumer Attorneys of California, 2000
• Director of Bar Association of San Francisco, 2002
• Member, Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee, 2006

Pro bono/Community Service:

• National Brain Tumor Foundation
• Honorary Consul of Slovenia, 2006

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Trial practice professor, Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco Law School