Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National President (1989-90); President, Texas Chapter (1979-81). Member: American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Council (1989-94); Chair, Trial Advocacy Institute (1985-93). Member, State Bar of Texas, Chairman of the Board of Directors (1975-76); Board of Directors (1973-76); Chair, Litigation Section (1979-81). Texas Academy of Family Specialists Award for Outstanding Efforts in Family Law (1993). Board Certified in Family Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Lecturer and Author of over 100 publications and articles on Matrimonial Law. Board of Directors Republic National Bank, Houston, Texas. Inducted into the State Bar of Texas Hall of Legends, 2004.