Honors and Awards:

• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America Trial Counsel Honorary, 2007
•  Local Bar Leader of the Year, Virginia State Bar, Virginia State Bar, 2007
• Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, 2008
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified - Consumer Bankruptcy Law - American Board of Certification, 1998-present.  [Recertified in 2002, 2008].  The American Board of Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association to certify attorneys in bankruptcy lawand in creditors' rights law.  There is no procedure in the Commonwealth of Virginia for approving certifying organizations.
• Board Certified - Creditors' Rights Law - American Board of Certification, 2001-present.  [Recertified in 2007].  The American Board of Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association to certify attorneys in bankruptcy lawand in creditors' rights law.  There is no procedure in the Commonwealth of Virginia for approving certifying organizations.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute; Member, American Bar Association; Member and Past President, Roanoke Bar Association; Past Chair, Personal Injury Litigation Lawyers Association of Roanoke (PILLAR) [Member, 1993-2004]; Member, Virginia Bar Association; Member, Virginia State Bar.  Registered Real Estate Settlement Agent (CRESPA)

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Virginia Bar Association "Community Servant" Award, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
• President's Volunteer Service Award, Gold Award (500 hours), 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008.
• President's Call to Service Award (4,000 lifetime hours of volunteer service), 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Author or co-author of over 85 articles, lecture outlines and book chapters on bankruptcy law, creditors' rights law, legal ethics and real estate foreclosures, including five Virginia Law Foundation Handbooks: Bankruptcy Practice in Virginia; Debt Collection for Virginia Lawyers - A Systematic Approach; Enforcement of Liens and Judgments in Virginia; Virginia Foreclosure Actions; and The Virginia Lawyer: A Desk book for Practitioners.