Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Antitrust Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2005-2021); Greensboro "Lawyer of the Year" in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2016, 2018)
Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s "Legal Elite" in Bankruptcy Law (2004-2006, 2008-2021) and Antitrust Law (2005-2010, 2012-2016, 2018)
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Antitrust (2005-2020), Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2016-2020), and Litigation: General Commercial (2005-2017)
Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Bankruptcy Law (2006-2016), Bankruptcy: Business (2017-2021), Antitrust Litigation (2007-2012), and as one of North Carolina's "Top 100" Lawyers (2009, 2020)
Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition for Bankruptcy: Business (2015)