Honors: Judge Learned Hand Award (Community Service): American Jewish Committee (Arizona Region), 2011; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Super Lawyers® Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, 2009-2011; Super Lawyers® (Construction Litigation), 2007-2011; Best Lawyers in America® (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law), 2003-present. Community Leadership: Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation; Restorative Justice Resources Coalition, Inc.: Chairman; ABC Foundation, Inc. (Mental Health Advocacy), Board of Directors; Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow: Member, Past President; Adjunct Professor of Construction Law, Arizona State University Law School; St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Community Board: Vice Chair and Chair-Elect; Irish American Cultural Institute, Chair, 1991-present; Maricopa County Self-Insured Trust Fund: Past Chair, Board of Trustees; Valley Leadership, Inc.: Past Member, Board of Directors; Arizona Policy Forum, Vice President, 1998-2006; Provost's Advisory Committee, ASU West, 1997-2004; Arizona Prison Industries, Board of Trustees, 1981-1987; Governor's Commission on Computers in Education: Chair, 1984-1985; Maricopa County Nonpartisan Commission on Trial Court Appointments, 1975-
1979; Peace Corps: Volunteer, 1966-1969. Articles and Presentations: "Arbitration in Arizona: Changes Are Coming," Sacks Tierney newsletter; "The Law Regarding Indemnity, a Crucial Factor in Control," Lorman Education; Services, March 2009; "Errors and Omissions in Plans and Specifications: Spearin and Kubby Cases," Lorman Education Services, March 2009; "Overview of New AIA Contract Documents," Lorman Education Services, March 2009; "Mediation vs. Arbitration – Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution in Arizona," Lorman Education Services, March 2009; "Maximizing/Uncovering the Hidden Value in Construction Schedules through Buy-In and Collaboration in Arizona," Lorman Education Services, December 2008; "The Arizona Mechanics Lien Law and Stop Order Law as Recently Amended: the New Definition of 'Completion,'" seminar text
"Construction Defect Litigation," seminar text; "'Unless and Until' Clauses: Slow Pay for Subcontractors," 1989 Arizona Contractors; Association Almanac and State Bar Construction Law Section Newsletter, March 1990; "Controlling the Means of Construction: New Exposure for Architects on Construction Jobs," Southwest Contractor, January 1985; "Our Prisons: Upside Down & Backwards Priorities," Tempe Daily News, August 1984; "Alternatives to Incarceration," Scottsdale Progress, Saturday Magazine, January 1980; "Prison Crisis: a Need for Rehabilitative Programs" (co-author), Weekly Gazette; Convention Issue, May 1979; "Arizona Corrections: Accomplishments and Unfinished Business" (co-author), ARIZONA BAR JOURNAL, August 1978; Litigation Manual, Maricopa County Bar Association.