Recognized in "The Best Lawyers in America", 2000-2008; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers, 2004-2008. Honored: "Best Lawyer in Miami," Miami New Times 2000; "Lawyers of the Year" by the National Law Journal (2000); "Top Lawyers in South Florida" by the South Florida Legal Guide, 2000-2007; "Top Lawyer" Miami City Guide, 2002; "Florida's Top Lawyers," Florida Monthly, 2003-2004; "Florida Legal Elite," Florida Trend, 2003-2007. Criminal Justice Lawyer of the Year 2000, Dade County Bar Association. Recipient, Pearson-Prebish Founders Award, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008. Iron Arrow Honor Society. Member, Bar and Gavel (1977 Outstanding Graduating Senior). Member, Moot Court Board. Editor, University of Miami InterAmerican Law Review, 1975-1977. Author: "Protecting the Privilege in the Corporate Setting: Conducting and Defending Corporate Investigations," 9 St. Thomas Law Review 651 (1997); "The Law of Entrapment and Governmental Overreaching," White Collar Crime, Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1998; "Legends of the Law," 15 Florida Defender, Fall 2003; "The Feeny Frenzy: A Case Study in Actions and Reactions in the Politics of Sentencing," 16 Federal Sentencing Reporter 114 (2003); "Supremely Speaking: A Blast From the Past as the Court Completes its 1999-2000 Term," 12 Florida Defender, Winter 2000; "Supremely Speaking: Honey, I Shrunk the Fourth Amendment," 12 Florida Defender, Spring 2000; "Substantial Assistance Departures: A New, Equal Opportunity Model," 10 Florida Defender, Winter 1998; Federal Criminal Appellate Update: Emerging Developments for the Criminal Law Practitioner," Journal of Appellate Practice & Advocacy, 1998; "Lawyers As Targets," 5 Money Laundering Law Report, June, 1995; "Criminal Law and Procedure: 1993 Survey of Florida Developments," 18 Nova Law Review 236 (Dec. 1993); "Immigration Primer for the Criminal Defense Lawyer," 59 Florida Bar Journal 60, April 1985. Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami School of Law, 1986-1989. Instructor, Criminal Justice, Art Law, Miami Dade Community College, 1987-1988. Lecturer and Author: "Critical Issues of Voter Procedures & Protection," University of Miami Election Law Symposium, 2005; Seminar, "Amicus Curiae Representation," Florida Bar Appellate Section, 2004; "Attorney's Fees: Getting Paid, Keeping Your Ticket, and Staying Out of Jail; Implications of the Patriot Act," ABA and University of Miami School of Law, 2003; "Supremely Speaking: Predictability Takes a Walk," 15 Fla. Defender 43 (2003); "Protecting Fees from Forfeiture," Criminal Justice Ethics Symposium University of Miami, 2003; "Media Management in the High Profile Case," Advanced Federal Criminal Practice Seminar, Florida Bar, 2003; "Trying a Case in Ten Days: The Presidential Recount Litigation," 2001 and 2002 Legal Works Conference; "Representing Your Client in the Environmental Crime Investigation," 1999 Environmental Crimes Seminar; 1997 St. Thomas Law School Criminal Symposium, "Current Trends in Criminal Law: Privilege and Confidential Relationships in the Business Setting"; "Internal Investigations," 1995 White Collar Crime Seminar; "Health Care Fraud: A Primer," 1995 Health Law Seminar; "Qui Tam Lawsuits," 1993 National Institute on Health Care Fraud, American Bar Association 1993; "Interception of Wire Communications: A Defense Lawyer's Perspective," Center for Advanced Law Enforcement Studies, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, 1990-1993. Television Host, "You Be the Judge: Bail & Pretrial Release," WLRN, 1998. National Counsel to Vice President Gore in Presidential Recount Litigation, 2000; General Counsel, South Florida AFL-CIO 2007— Special Counsel: City of Miami Mayor, 1998-2000; Florida Attorney General, 1996-1998. Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Florida Attorney General, 1977-1980. Special Assistant State Attorney, Palm Beach County, 1977-1979; U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, 1976-1977. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Miami, 1994-1997. President, 1991-1992, University of Miami Law Alumni Association (1985 and 1998 Thomas Davison Service Award). National President, 1995-1996, University of Miami Alumni Association. General Counsel, Florida Young Democrats, 1984-1986. Deputy Counsel, Florida Democratic Party, 1988-1992. Leadership Florida, Class VII. Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami, 1992-1998. Board Certified, Criminal Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy. Certified Fraud Examiner, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.