Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Law Review, 1964-1965. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" beginning in 1987: Bet The Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Products Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, 2009, Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2012. Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, 1965-1966. Member, Arkansas Supreme Court (Committee on Civil Procedure, 1974-1997; Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 1985-1999 (Chair, 1990-1999); Committee on Civil Practice, 2017-2022 (Chair, 2017-2022)). Special Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1976, 1988. Arkansas Bar Association's Legal Hall of Fame 2024 Inductee.