Recipient, HBF James B. Sales Pro Bono Leadership Award, 2022
President, Houston Bar Association, 2020-2021
Recipient, ADL Karen Susman Jurisprudence Award, 2020
Recipient, Leon Jaworski Award, presented by the Houston Bar Association Auxiliary, 2015
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2022, 2023, 2024 (in areas of Energy Regulatory Law and Oil and Gas Law)
Recognized in Chambers USA, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Rated "Top Ranked" and "Band 1" Nationally for Oil and Gas Litigation, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Recognized by Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) as "Top Attorneys in Business Litigation,” 2008-2011; "Top Rated Energy and Natural Resources Attorney" in Houston, Texas, 2006-2012, 2016-2021, 2023, 2024; Selected as "Rising Star," 2004
Recognized as "Hall of Fame" by The Legal 500 U.S., 2023, 2024
Recognized as a "Leading Lawyer," Nationally, by The Legal 500 U.S., 2020, 2021, 2022
Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star for Texas, United States in Commercial Litigation, 2023, 2024
Lawdragon, 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers, 2023, 2024
Recognized as "Best in Houston" by Houston Business Journal's Who's Who in Energy, 2013
Recognized as a "Trailblazer" for Energy/Environmental Litigation by The National Law Journal, 2015
Recipient, President's Award, presented by Houston Young Lawyers Association, 2012
Co-Chair, Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies Annual Summit, 2019
Member, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Local Government Records Storage Task Force, 2012
Advisory Council, Houston History Alliance, 2015-2019
Recipient, Judge Thomas Gibbs Gee Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service, 2009
Recipient, Baker Botts Pro Bono Champion, 2018-2013 (6 consecutive years)
54th Annual Five Outstanding Young Texans Award, August 2003, presented by the Texas Jaycees
Five Outstanding Young Houstonians Awards, May 2003, presented by the Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston Award, May 2000, presented by the Houston Young Lawyers Association
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas Award, 1999 to 2000, presented by the Texas Young Lawyers Association
Elected Chancellor for the United Methodist Church, Texas Annual Conference 2023-present