Honors and Awards:

• ABA Outstanding Public Service Award for LawTalk television series, 1999
• Chosen by Washington Law and Politics magazine as a " Rising Star ", 2000
• Washington Super Lawyers, 2001
• Chosen by Washington Law and Politics magazine as a " Rising Star ", 2001
• Washington Super Lawyers, 2002
• "Outstanding Community Services Award" recipient for "The People's Law School", Washington Society of Association Executives, 2003
• Lexis/Nexis Washington Super Lawyer Award, 2005
• Chosen by Washington Law and Politics magazine as the Top Personal Injury Lawyer, 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• U.S. District Court-- Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. District Court--Western District of Washington
• Washington State Bar

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of the Washington State Association For Justice from 1993 - present (Eagle member since 1998)
• Member of Trial Lawyers For Public Justice from 1996 - present
• Member of the YMCA Mock Trial Program Committee from 1997 - 1999
• Member of the Bates Technical College's Legal Secretary/Assistant Advisory Committee from 1996 - 2001
• Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives from 1993 - present
• Member of the American Association of Justice from 1996 - present
•  - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division - Member from 1991 - 2000
•   -Washington State Bar Association - Member from 1992 - present
•  - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Member from 1992 - 2000
•    - American Bar Association- Member from 1995 - 2004
•  Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Member from 1991 - present
• Member of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer College NW
• 1994 -1998 Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division - Continuing Legal Education Committee
• 1995- 1997 - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division - Chair: Continuing Legal Education Committee
• 1996 - 1998 - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division - Trustee TPCBA-YLD Board
• 1995 - 1996 - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Member Public Relations Committee
• 1998 -1999 - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Member of the Superior Court Liaison Committee
• 2000 - 2001 - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Medical-Legal Liaison Committee
• 2001 - 2002 - Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Membership Committee
• 1997 - Present -- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - TPBCA Convention Planning Committee
• 2006 - Present -- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association - Judicial Qualifications Committee
•  2002 - 2003 - Washington State Bar Association - Law Examiners Committee
•  1999 - 2000 - Washington State Bar Association - Law Day 2000 Committee Member
•  1998 - 2000 - Washington State Bar Association - Public Legal Education Workgroup Taskforce
•  2005 - 2007 --Washington State Bar Association - WSBA Foundations of Freedom Task Force
•  1997 - 1999 - Washington State bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Chair: WYLD State Convention CLE Committee
•  1996 - 2000 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Member Long Range Planning Committee
•  1996 - 2000 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Chair: "LawTalk" Committee
•  1995 - 1997 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Chair: Nominations and Awards Committee
•  1993 - 1997 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Member Legislative Committee
•  1995 - 1997 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Board Liaison to Legislative Committee
•  1995 - 1997 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Board of Trustees 9th Congressional District
•  1997 - 1998 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- President-Elect
•  1998 - 1999 - Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- President
•  1996-2000 - American Bar Association- Federal Emergency Management Agency - YLD Emergency Relief Legal Services Volunteer 
•  1997,1998 - American Bar Association- ABA/YLD Public Service Subgrant Recipient (to create and produce a series of public service television programs entitled LawTalk to be aired statewide)
• Washington State Bar - Young Lawyers Division -- Member Long Range Planning Committee, 1996
• American Bar Association- Washington State Delegate to the National ABA/YLD General Assembly  , 1996
• American Bar Association- Selected as a national program finalist for purposes of presenting the LawTalk program at the National ABA Convention in LaJolla, California, 1998
• American Bar Association- Washington State Delegate to the National ABA/YLD General Assembly, 1998
• American Bar Association- Member Solo and Small Firm Committee, 1999
• American Bar Association- Presented and argued to increase jury duty pay before the ABA/YLD national delegation.  The resolution passed 94-33 and was adopted by the ABA. , 1999
• American Bar Association- Washington State Delegate to the National ABA/YLD General Assembly, 1999
• American Bar Association- Member Solo and Small Firm Committee, 2000
•  2008 - Present -- Washington State Bar Association - WSBA Board of Governors Represenative for the 6th Congressional District, 2008

Pro bono/Community Service:

• - Sponsor for the YMCA Boys & Girls Club in Portland
• - Sponsor for the Tacoma-Pierce County Salmon Derby
• Sponsor for the Center For Justice
• - Sponsor for Everyday Athlete
• - YMCA Branch Chair for the YMCA Strong Kids Program
• Tacoma-Pierce County bar Association- Chair- Courthouse Tour, 1996

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• 1995 - 1997  Editor of the Medical-Legal Reporter, a quarterly journal addressing issues effecting the practice of medicine and law
• Taking a Stand, -De Novo- Dec./Jan. 1999 & Tacoma-Pierce County Bar News Dec. 1998
• Taking The Fear Out of Voir Dire, Chair, 1995
• Settlement: The Law of Success, Chair, 1995
• Openings/Closings, Chair, 1996
• Rule 35 Exams, Chair, 1996
• ABC's of Bankruptcy, Chair, 1996
• Exhibits: One Picture, A Thousand Words, Chair, 1996
• A Subjective Approach to Objective Findings, WSTLA Trial News, Volume 31 Number 8, 1996
• Topic: Workers Compensation and Third Party Claims: Getting the Doctors Paid, Presenter, 1997
• Topic: Disability Ratings From Chiropractors: What are They Being Told?, Presenter, WSTLA Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, 1997
• Topic: Direct and Cross Examination Tips & Demonstration of a Chiropractic Exam, Presenter, WSTLA Annual Workers Compensation Seminar, 1997
• Topic: Minor Settlements: Everything you Must Know About the New Rule, Chair, 1997
• Your Loans, Your License, or Your Profession, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar News & Washington Journal, 1997
• A Tale of Two Fixities, WSTLA Trial News Volume 32 Number 8, 1997
• LawTalk: TV For The Common Man, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar News- Sept. 1997, De Novo Oct. 1997, & Bar News, FYI, Oct. 1997, 1997
• Topic: Auto Cases: Don't Get Run Over, Chair, 1998
• South Sound Year-End Smorgasbord CLE: The New, The Tired, The Proven, Chair, 1998
• Just Say "No" to Defense Medical Examinations... or Maybe., WSTLA Trial News, 1998
• Alex, I'll Take Things for $500 Answer: Born to Be WYLD, De Novo, 1998
• Topic: Client Relationships/Marketing: How to Get Clients and Keep Them, Presenter, 1999
• Washington's WYLD Kingdom, De Novo, 1999
• 2 days, 7 CLE Credits, two lunches, too low of a price and too much to pack into this title, We Put The Bang Back in the CLE, De Novo, 1999
• Enjoy Life; Manage to Live, De Novo, 1999
• More Than "A Civil Action" The story That John Travolta Didn't Tell, De Novo, 1999
• Thanks for a WYLD Time, De Novo, 1999
• WSTLA Convention, Presenter, 2000
• Topic: South Sound Year-End Smorgasbord CLE Part II: The New, The Tired, The Proven, Presenter, 2000
• Topic: Cross Examination of Defense Medical Examiners, Presenter, 2000
• Chapter 14; Pedestrian Accidents, Author, WSTLA Automobile Accident Litigation Desk Book, 2000
• Topic: DME's Sham or Opportunity?, Presenter, 2001
• Topic: The Orthopedic Examination: Separating the Right from the Wrong, Presenter, 2001
• WSTLA TV Show Documents IME Abuses, WSTLA trial News, 2001
• Topic: Excluding Tencer with the Defenses' Best Case, Presenter, 2002
• Topic: What is Ethical Marketing Tools and Techniques, Presenter, 2002
• Topic: Winning with Multimedia Pleadings, Chair and Presenter, 2003
• Topic: Using the Defense Medical Expert, Presenter, 2003
• Topic: Using Video Technology at the BIIA : Low Cost Powerpoint Presentations, Presenter, 2003
• Topic: Helping the Worker Through Difficult Times, Presenter, 2003
• Author, WSTLA Automobile Accident Forms Book, 2004
• Topic: Winning with Multimedia Pleadings - Topic: Training for Trial, Presenter, 2005
• Topic: Creative Ethical Marketing on Different Budgets, Co-Chair and Presenter, 2006
• Topic: Using Workers Compensation Law to Power Up Your PI, TBCBA Annual Convention, 2007
• Topic: Using Evidence for Maximum Effect, Presenter, 2008
• Topic: Top Ten Tips for Power Use of Word, Presenter, 2008