Professional and Community Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Working Group on Model Rule 5.5, Chair (2022-present); Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (2019-present [including as a member and liaison]); National Conference on Professional Responsibility Planning Committee (2019-present); Standing Committee on Professionalism, Co-Chair of Policy Subcommittee (2023-present), Member (2022-present); Editorial Board of ABA/Bloomberg Law Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct (2023-present)
- California Lawyers Association (CLA): Ethics Committee, Co-Chair (2019-2021), Member (2019-present); Steering Committee to Establish Ethics Committee, Co-Chair (2019); Future of the Profession Task Force (2020-2022); Co-Chair of Annual Meeting (2022); Cross Collaborative Committee (2023); Law Practice Management and Technology Section, Executive Committee Member (2023-present)
- State Bar of California: Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct: Outreach Committee Chair (2015-2016), Member (2013-2016)
- San Diego County Bar Association: Board of Directors, Immediate Past President (2023), President (2022), President Elect (2021), Vice President and Treasurer (2020), Secretary (2019), Director (2018-present); Legal Ethics Committee, Immediate Past Chair (2019-2020), Chair (2018), Vice Chair (2017), Executive Committee (2015-2020), Member (2012-2020)
- Ethics Quarterly: Co-Editor and Co-Author (2015-present)
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL): Secretary (2023-present); Treasurer (2022-2023); Director (2020-present); Integration and Engagement Committee, Chair (2018-2020); Liaison to ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (2019-2020); Future of Lawyering Committee (2017-present); Marketing Committee (2016-2017); Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (2023-present)
- Association of Discipline Defense Counsel (ADDC): Secretary (2019)
- American Inns of Court, William L. Todd, Jr. Chapter: President (2011-2015)
- American Inns of Court, National Awards Committee: Member (2012-2014)
- RESOLVE Law San Diego: Volunteer Mediator (2020-2021)
- Federal Bar Association
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Association: Adjunct Professor (2019-2020); Alumni Association, Director (2017-2020)
- San Diego Teen Court: Judge (2011-2017)
- San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition: Attorney Coach (2009-2013)
- American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter: (2003-2005)
- Tom Homann LGBT Law Association: Presidential Advisory Committee (2022-2023); Governance Committee (2021-2022); Public Relations Committee, Annual Dinner Committee (2019-2020)
- Tom Homann LGBT Law Foundation: Director (2023-present)
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego: Code of Conduct Task Force (2023)
- Lawyers Club of San Diego: Member (2016-Present)
- Southwestern College ABA Advisory Board (2021-present)
- Knights of Columbus (2019-2020)
- Kiwanis Club of Poway: Director (2008-2010)
Recognition and Awards
- Service to the Community Award, San Diego County Bar Association (2024)
- Certified Specialist by the State Bar of California in Legal Malpractice Law
- Listed by Daily Journal as a Top Professional Responsibility Lawyer (2022, 2023)
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (2022-present); and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (2023-present)
- Listed as a Top Rated Lawyer in SuperLawyers (2020-2023)
- Listed as a Top Lawyer in San Diego Magazine (2020-2023)
- Top 50 Nonprofit Board Leaders of Influence, San Diego Business Journal (2023)
- Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Daily Journal (2023)
- Recognized in Best Lawyers in America® for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (2023)
- Top 100 Leaders in Law Award, San Diego Business Journal (2022, 2022)
- San Diego Super Lawyers® for Professional Liability: Defense (2020-2023)
- Certified Specialist by the State Bar of California in Legal Malpractice Law
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Top Lawyer, San Diego Magazine (2020-2021)