Fellow and Certified Arbitrator & Mediator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Former Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas (1985-1987)

Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Board of Trustees, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas (2001-present)

Co-Author, Sampson & Tindall's Texas Family Code Annotated (20th Annual Edition, ThomsonWest, 1991 - present)

Texas Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (1995-present)

Past President, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (1996-1997)

Former Vice-Chair, U.S. Commission on Interstate Child Support (1989-1992)

Ten Leaders of Matrimonial & Divorce Law - Houston, Texas, inducted 2007