Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Bronze Star, 1971; Warhorse Award, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 2010; President's Award and Founder's Award, 2003, South Carolina Association for Justice; President's Award, Wiedermann & Wysocki National Finance Committee Award, The American Association for Justice, 2009. Listed: Who's Who in The World, 1984-1985; Who's Who in The South; International Who's Who of Professionals; Who's Who in American Law, 1983-1984; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; S.C. Super Lawyer, 2008-2010; Myrtle Beach Herald Readers Award, Best Medical Malpractice Attorney, 2010. American Board of Trial Advocates-Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1983, recertified, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004. Author: "Final Argument," Section, South Carolina Civil Trial Techniques Handbook, 1997; "Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs Perspective," South Carolina Practice Manual, 2000. Co-Author: South Carolina Jurisprudence: Medical and Health Professionals, 1996; "Permissible Arguments on Damages in Closing Arguments," 2002. Visiting Lecturer, Comparative Constitutional Law, University of Saigon Law School, Saigon, South Vietnam, 1970-1971. Assistant Staff Judge Advocate-Chief Claims, Legal Assistance & Litigation, Ft. Jackson, S.C., 1971-1973. Voted Most Valuable Member, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1974-1975. President, Board of Directors, Contact Help, 1975-1976. Member: Commission on Appellate Defense, 1979-1980; Appellate Public Defender Organization, Board of Governors, 1980. State Coordinator, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2003—. Civil Mediator, South Carolina Council for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1994.
