Honors and Awards:

• Received the 2010 Gene Taylor Memorial Award – the annual award given by the Tallahassee Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
• Selected to Florida Trend's Legal Elite in the area of appellate practice (2010)
• AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
• Recognized by the top legal guide The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Appellate Law (2007 - present)
• Received 2009 Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President’s Extra Mile Award
• Received 2010 Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President’s Appreciation Award

Bar/Professional Activity:

• The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Secretary/Executive Committee/Board of Directors (2011); Board of Directors/Director At Large (2009 – 2011); Chair of the Amicus Committee (2008 – 2010); Co-Chair of the Amicus Committee (2006-2007, 2010 - present); Co-Chair of the CLE Committee (2009 – 2010)
• The Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee (2007 - present): Vice Chair (2010 - present); Criminal Practice Subcommittee Chair (2009-present); Criminal Practice Subcommittee Vice Chair (2008-2009)
• First District Appellate American Inn of Court, charter member (2008-present)
• Board of Directors/Secretary, Innocence Project of Florida (2007 - present)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Graham on Appeal, “Litigating Graham in Florida” seminar presented by the Juvenile Life Without Parole Defense Resource Center, Barry University School of Law, Orlando, December 2010 (presented with Bryan Gowdy and Andrew Stanton), Lecture
• Criminal Case Law Update, “Hot Topics in Appellate Practice 2011” seminar presented by the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar, Jacksonville, March 2011, Lecture
• "Big Macs and Sentences: Under What Circumstances Can a Judge Increase the Original Sentence That Was Imposed," Michael Ufferman, Florida Defender (a publication of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Volume 23, No. 3, Fall 2010, at 10, article
• "Representing noncitizens in criminal cases after Padilla v. Kentucky," Michael Ufferman, The Ex Parte (a publication of the Brevard County Bar Association), September 2010, at 16, article
• "Right to Be Let Alone? - Has the adoption of article I, section 23, in the Florida Constitution, which explicitly provides for a state right of privacy, resulted in greater privacy protection for Florida citizens?"Major B. Harding, Mark J. Criser, & Michael R. Ufferman14 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, Issue No. 2, 2000, at 945., article
• "Jury Questions in Criminal Cases: Neutral Arbiters or Active Interrogators?"Robert Augustus Harper and Michael Robert UffermanFlorida Bar Journal, Feb. 2004 at 8; reprinted with permission in the Florida Defender, Vol. 16, No. 1, Spring 2004, at 24., article
• "State Sentencing Caselaw Update," Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Showcase on Sentencing, Tampa, November 2007, Lecture
• "An Analysis of Changes in Florida’s Sentencing Laws," Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Showcase on Sentencing, Tampa, November 2008, Lecture
• “Ethical Issues in Criminal Appellate Practice,” The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Tallahassee Outreach Lunch, Tallahassee, December 2008 (presented with Glen Gifford), Lecture
• "Postconviction Remedies," Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Showcase on Sentencing, Sandestin, November 2009, Lecture
• Preserving Jury Selection Issues For Appeal, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Annual Meeting, Orlando, June 2010 (presented with D. Todd Doss and James T. Miller), Lecture
• "Post-Decision Action," The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section, Monthly Appellate CLE Teleconference, March 2010 (presented with Susan Fox and Wendy S. Loquasto), Lecture