Federal:

• NH District Court
• Vermont District Court
• Court of Appeals First Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

State:

• New Hampshire

Accredited Mediation:

• NH and US District Court of NH

Professional Organizations:

National:

• Member, American and NH Bar Association
• Certified Trial Specialist, National Institute of Trail Advocacy
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers and Life Fellow
• American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
• American Bar Association: Secretary, Member Board of Governors, Member House of Delegates (1999-2002)
• President, National Conference of Bar Presidents
• President, National Conference of Bar Foundations
• Trustee, National Conference of State Courts

Regional:

• Trustee, New England Law Institute
• President, New England Bar Association
• Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation

State:

• President, NH Bar Association
• Co-Chair, NH Bar Foundation
• Fellow, NH Bar Foundation

Other Organizations:

Regional:

• New England Council: Director

State:

• Trustee and Secretary, New Hampshire Business and Industry Association
• Commissioner, Mount Washington Commission
• President, Mount Washington Observatory
• Trustee, Nature Conservatory (NH)
• Trustee, Society for the Protection of NH Forests
• Trustee, NH Supreme Court Society
• President, NH Public Television
• Trustee, NH Public Radio
• Trustee, North Country Board, NH Charitable Foundation
• Trustee, Junior Achievement

City:

• President, United Way Board of Directors
• Chairman, United Way Campaign
• President, Manchester Chamber of Commerce
• Director, Amoskeag Industries Inc.

Legal Recognitions:

• Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs), 1987 – present
• Boston University Law School’s Silver Single award
• NH Bar Association President’s Award for Distinguished Service
• NH Bar Association President’s Award for Special Service
• NH Bar Association President’s Award for Distinguished Service to the Public
• NH Bar Foundation’s Nixon-Zachos Award

Business and Civic Recognitions:

• Business NH Magazine’s New Hampshire Business Leader of the Year, 2002
• NH Business and Industry Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005
• UNH Alumni Association’s Charles Holmes Pettee Medal
• NH Union Leader’s Granite State Legacy Award
• Daniel Wester Council Boys Scouts of America’s Distinguished Citizen Award
• Plymouth State College’s Distinguished Citizen Award
• NH Education Association’s Award for Outstanding Service in the Cause of Public Education
• NH Education Association’s Award of Appreciation
• NH Editions Magazine’s The Lawyers Lawyer award