Selected to the "Best Lawyers in America" list for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Franchise Law in Pittsburgh, PA by Best Lawyers (2027)
Recognized by Chambers USA for Franchising - Nationwide (2026)
Named a “Legal Eagle” by the Franchise Times (2014-2026) and “Legal Eagles Hall of Fame” list (2023)
Named among the Pennsylvania "Super Lawyers" in the area of Business Litigation (2015-2020)
Named to "Pennsylvania Lawyers on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly (2009)
Recipient of the Georgetown University Reed Alumni Service Award (2008)
Named a "Pennsylvania Rising Star" by Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine (2005-2008, 2010, 2011)
Named to the Order of the Barristers by the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1997)
