Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Master Bencher Emeritus, William K. Thomas Inn of Court (President, 1994 - 1995); Fellow, American College of Board Certified Attorneys; Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Ohio Chapter, 2009-2010); The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-present; Ohio SuperLawyer, 2004-present (Top 5 in Ohio/Top 5 in Cleveland, 2013; Top 10 Ohio, Top 5 Cleveland, 2014, 2019); Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year, 2010, 2012, 2014, Product Liability, Cleveland, Ohio; Top 100 Trial lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2013-present; Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association Alumni of the Year 2012; Cleveland Marshall College of Law Hall of Fame; Craig M. Spangenberg Distinguished Advocate Award, Ohio Association for Justice, 2012; Senior Life Fellow, ABOTA Foundation, 2018; Lifetime Achievement Award, Ohio Association for Justice, 2018.
