Honors and Awards:

• The Powley Elder Law Award is prsented annually to a NAELA member who is recognized in his or her community as a leader in promoting a greater understanding of the rights and needs of elders and persons with special needs and of how elder law attorneys advocate for those rights. , Powley Award , National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys , 2008

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Elder Law Attorney* as certified by the National Elder Law Foundation.   *Neither the Supreme Court of MO nor the Missouri Bar reviews or approves certifications or specialist designations. 

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel; Fellow, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Member, The Special Needs Alliance LLC, a national alliance of disability lawyers; Member, The Alzheimer's Association; Board Member, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program for Eastern Missouri; Board member of the Association for Aging with Developmental Disabilities and the Mid-East Area Agency on Aging.
• Member, The Missouri Bar; Member, the Misosuri Bar Probate and Trust Committee; Chair, The Missouri Bar Elder Law Committee, 2001-2004; Board Member, St. Louis Bar Foundation; Member, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, including Elder Law Committee