Psi Chi; Delta Theta Phi; Senior Board Member, Moot Court Honor Society, 1994-1995. Best Advocate, Frank Rogers Criminal Trial Competition, 1994; Civil Trial Competition, 1994. Co-Author: "Free Speech, Liability in Personal Injury Lawsuits," New York Law Journal, January 1998. Author: "Tick Tock: Rules on the Removal Clock," The Review of Litigation, Vol. 19 (Winter 2000), reprinted with permission in State Bar of Texas Construction Law Newsletter, February, 2000. Author: "From Med-Mal Cases to Design Defect Claims: Exploring Expert Affidavits in Suits Against Architects and Engineers," Texas Lawyer, February 19, 2007; Author, From Med-Mal Cases to Design Defect Claims: Exploring Expert Affidavits in Suits Against Architects and Engineers, Texas Lawyer, February 19, 2007; Conference Faculty Member and Presenter, Liability and Causes of Action for Design Errors and Omissions, The Basics Course in Texas Construction Law sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section, October 29, 2010; Speaker, Legislative and Case Law Update: Rules to Live By for the Texas Architect, August 20, 2004, AIA, Houston Chapter. Speaker, "Legislative and Case Law Update: Rules to Live By for the Texas Architect," August 20, 2003, AIA, Houston Chapter. Voted to Super Lawyers Texas Rising Stars in 2008 and 2009 and one of Houston's "Top Lawyers Under 40" by H Texas Magazine.