Honors and Awards:

• Lifetime membership induction into Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
• Selected to the 2012 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 trial lawyers in Washington State under the age of 40.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• FAA Certified Private Pilot

Bar/Professional Activity:

• King County Bar Association Member; Washington State Bar Association Member; Washington State Association for Justice - Eagle Member, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Law Review Note analyzing whether state retention of interest proceeds generated through IOLTA programs constitutes a "taking" under the U.S. Constitution requiring just compensation, and further discussing how the choice of which test to use in determining a "taking" often proves outcome determinative. , Author, "Taking" Another Look at IOLTA: Applying Loretto's "Per Se" Test to Government Exactions of Money, 39 Willamette Law Review 101 (2002), 2002

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Johnson v. Lang, obtained a $2.4 million dollar award at trial.  16th Street Investors, LLC v. Morrison, 153 Wn. App. 44, 223 P.3d 513 (2009), first chair trial counsel and second chair appellate counsel representing defendant in civil real estate litigation.  Ultimately prevailed on appeal and received full relief requested, including trial and appellate attorney's fees.    

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• World Record Holder, largest tarpon caught on fly rod, 202.5 pounds, Homossassa, Florida.
• Board Member and Vice-President of Legal and Political Affairs for the Wild Steelhead Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting native steelhead and their habitat. , 2010