Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Bankruptcy Litigation (2003-2021); Greensboro "Lawyer of the Year" for Bankruptcy Litigation (2016, 2020),for Bet-the-Company Litigation (2018, 2020) and for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (2006-2014), Bankruptcy: Business (2015-2021), and Top 100 (2009)
Recognized in Super Lawyers Business Edition in Bankruptcy: Business (2015)
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Bankruptcy/Restructuring Law (2009-2020)
Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Bankruptcy Law (2005-2015, 2017-2018)