Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ) - President Elect 2024-2025; Top 50 Attorneys, Louisiana Super Lawyers 2020. Baton Rouge Business Report 2011 Forty Under 40. Best Lawyers in America© 2016 -2025 - Plaintiff Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice and Admiralty/Maritime. Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012-2025 - Personal Injury Plaintiff. The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers. Phi Kappa Phi. Kappa Alpha Order. Member, Louisiana Law Review. Order of the Coif. Louisiana State University Hall of Fame. Southern University Law Center, Adjunct Professor: Advanced Louisiana Torts, Insurance Law, and Products Liability 2011-2022. Thomson West Small Law Firm Customer Advisory Board 2006. Member, Alumni Board, Northwestern State University, 1991-1992 and 2003-2007. Foundation Board of Directors, 2007— , Chair/President, 2017 - 2018. President's Council, Northwestern State University, 2003—. Northwestern State University Student Government Association President 1991-1992. Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Classification, Legal, Admiralty Law, 1998-2003 (Chairman-Group Study Exchange Committee).
Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association (Member: House of Delegates 19th JDC, 2005—; Legislation Committee, 2006—; Ad Hoc Legislation Advisory Committee, 2011—2012); Louisiana Association for Justice, formerly the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Former Member: Board of Governors, Legislation Committee, Amicus Curiae Committee); American Association for Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wex Malone American Inn of Court (Executive Committee, President, 2010-2011). Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation Class of 2008.