Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)

AAML Fellow of the Year 2015

President, Maryland Chapter, AAML, 2003-2005

Co-Chair, AAML Institute for Family Law Associates, 2006 – 2018

Member, Board of Governors, 2008 – 2010

Life Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation

Included in The Best Lawyers in America® “Family Law” 2001-2021 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc.); named Baltimore Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in 2010 and 2014

Included in The Best Lawyers in America® “Family Law Mediation” 2007-2021 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc.); named Baltimore Family Law Mediation “Lawyer of the Year” in 2013

2020 Recipient, Maryland State Bar Association Family & Juvenile Law Section, Beverly Ann Groner Award

Co-author, Fader’s Maryland Family Law, (6th Edition, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., LexisNexis)

Author: “Direct Examination of Experts,” “Identifying and Understanding Tax Issues in Divorce,” “Proving an Owner’s Income from an S Corp,” “Twenty Tax Questions,” “Securing the Property Settlement,” “Depositions,” “Direct Examination of Mental Health Expert” – AAML Institute; “Trial Preparation Options in the Alimony Case,” ABA Family Advocate, Fall, 1996; Co-author, “Bankruptcy Issues in Family Law, ABA Family Advocate, Spring, 2000; Co-author, “How to Establish Earnings Potential,” ABA Family Advocate, Winter, 2014; “Case Against Bifurcated Divorce Proceedings,” Maryland Bar Journal, March, 1990; “The Use of Expert Witnesses in Divorce Cases,” Maryland Bar Journal, November, 1992; “Professional Goodwill: Divorcing the Person From the Practice,” Maryland Bar Journal, March, 1995; “Bankruptcy Intersects Family Law,” Maryland Bar Journal, September/October, 2002; “Marital Settlement Agreement Forms,” Maryland Divorce & Separation Law, Tenth Edition, 2010, Maryland State Bar Association.

Lecturer: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (“Taxes, Settlements & Business Valuations”), November, 2016. AAML Institute (Divorce Tax). American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, Spring Program, 1995, 1996, 2009; Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers and Maryland State Bar Association and Maryland State Bar Association (1989-2017): Family Law Institute; Divorce Tax Workshop (Program Co-Chair); Retirement Benefits and Divorce – QDRO Workshop (Program Co-Chair); Marital Property Workshop (Program Co-Chair); Marital Settlement Agreements (Program Co-Chair); Hot Tips in Family Law; High Income Earners and Child Support; Drafting Agreements: Pre and Post Nuptials; Analyzing an S Corp Tax Return; and The Essence of Professionalism.