Honors and Awards:

• Volunteer of the Year Award from Princess Anne High School for his work with the Medical/Legal Society Mock Trail Program, which he has directed for the last six years., Volunteer of the Year Award, Princess Anne High School, 2009, Volunteer of the Year Award, Princess Anne High School
• Partnership in Education Award, First Colonial High School
• Partnership in Education Award, Frank W. Cox High School
• Partnership in Education Award, Princess Anne High School
• Order of Service Award, North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)
• American Trial Lawyers Association - Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia in Virginia 2007-2009., American Trial Lawyers Association - Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Virginia
• The Martindale - Hubbell Peer Review Ratings is a service to the bar that enables memebers of the legal community to benefit from the candid and objective peer-to-peer feedback of other lawyer.  Lawyers recognized for their legal ability and professional ethical standards., AV (Preeminent) Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings , 2010
• Listed in “Super Lawyers” which recognizes the top 5% of lawyers for their professional achievements., Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Selected as mediator/arbitrator in numerous civil litigation cases. Retained as an Expert to testify as to the “standard of care” in legal malpractice case.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• National Advisory Board, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
• Member of Brain Injury Association of Virginia and North Carolina
• Retained as an Expert to testify as to the “standard of care” in legal malpractice case.
• Selected as mediator/arbitrator in numerous civil litigation cases.
• Member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• North Carolina Advocate for Justice (NCAJ): Educational Committee, Order of Service Award
• Virginia Trail Lawyers Association (VTLA): Board of Governors Chairman, Committee on Professionalism and Ethics, Governmental Key Contacts Committee, Vice Chairman: Litigation Support Committee
• Virginia Beach Bar Association: General District Court Liaison Committee  
• Licensed by the Virginia/North Carolina State Bars; United States Supreme Court; the United Supreme Court of Military Appeals; Eastern District Court 4th Circuit;

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Advisor, First Colonial High School Legal Studies Academy where he directs the mock trail team and serves as a judge for their senior projects.  In 2008 they were the State Moot Court Champions and in 2009 they were Runner-up.  He was  awarded the Partners in Education Award.
• Advisor, Princess Anne High School Medical/Legal Society.  Receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award from Princess Anne High School in 2009 and Partners in Education Award for his work with the Mock Trail Program, which he has directed for the last six years.  
• Serves on the Executive Board for the Great Neck Athletic Association (GNAA) serving as the Girls Basketball Commissioner, (The basketball league has approximately 1,000 children participating), as well as coaching 11-12 year old Boys and a 15-18 year old Girls Basketball Team. Head Coach for the Great Neck Buckeye Tackle Football Program.
• Presents to secondary and high school students “The Road to Virginia Justice” which demonstrates to students certain basic legal principles at an impressionable age.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Guest Lecturer, Georgetown University
• Frequent Lecturer, VTLA / NCAJ , Continuing Legal Education Seminars

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Involved in trials that became the basis of the movies, “A Few Good Men,” and “The Pula Coughlin Story” and subject of a book entitled “The Mother of All hooks-The story of the US Navy’s Tailhook Scandal. Represented Capital Murder Client involved in internet/cell phone scam which received nationwide publicity. Appeared on the following TV Shows: Unsolved Mysteries, A Current Affair & Montel Show.

Representative Clients:

• Involved in trials that became the basis for the movies, “A Few Good Men,” and “The Paula Coughlin Story” and subject of a book entitled "The Mother of All Hooks-The story of the US Navy’s Tailhook Scandal.” Represented Capital Murder Client involved in internet/cell phone scam which received nationwide publicity.  Appeared on the following TV shows: Unsolved Mysteries, A Current Affair & Montel Show.

Newsletters:

• Newsletter, & Balaban, Marcari, Russotto, Spencer

Educational Background:

• Appalachian State University: Bachelor of Science, Political Science.  Minor: Business Administration.  Dean’s List., 1975
• Appalachian State University: Master of Arts, Public Administration.  Honor Graduate., 1979
• Campbell University School of Law: Juris Doctor.  Class standing: Top third. Bureau of National Affairs award for Outstanding Progress during 3rdyr; ABA Local Gov’t Award; Case  writer/published article for Campbell Law Observer; ABA Liaison Special Committee on Housing and Urban Development., 1982