Presented Oral Argument before the United States Supreme Court in a Major Federal Criminal Case
Masters of Law in Taxation, New York University School of Law
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 in the field Criminal Defense: White Collar, with subspecialties in Tax and Tax Evasion Defense
Selected for Inclusion to Super Lawyers 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Editions in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense
Honored as a Special Student in International Legal Studies, Harvard Law School Graduate Program
Member, United States Sentencing Commission, Practitioners Advisory Group, 1995 – 2009
Instructor, Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College, 2001 – 2006
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
The National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Law Intern to the Honorable Henry Bramwell, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Law Clerk to the Honorable Dickinson R. Debevoise, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Marquis Who’s Who in American Law, 1992 – Present
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
National Association of Distinguished Counsel’s Top One Percent (2015-2017)
Accomplished Martial Artist with Black Belt Rankings Achieved in both Japanese and Okinawan Karate