Recipient, Special Achievement Award (Litigation) from Attorney General, U.S. D.O.J., 1985. Editor, B.C. Int'l & Comp. L.R., 1981-1982. Judicial Law Clerk, U.S.Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1982-1984. Trial and Appellate Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1984-1986. Author: "Advising Employers on the New Immigration Reform and Control Act," Published by The District of Columbia Bar, May/June, 1987; "A Family on the Edge," Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Spring 1987; "Obtaining Evidence for Use in International Tribunals," B.C. Int'l & Comp. L.R., 1981. Chair, Asylum Office Liaison Committee, D.C., American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1994-1995; President, Congressional Chorus, Washington, DC 2003-2005; Chair, Legal Committee, 1989-1991 and Co-Chair, Fund Raising Committee, 1991-1996, DC Jewish Community Center; Board Member, 2013-2017 and Chair 2017 to present, New Orchestra of Washington; Sinai House (transitional housing facility); Advisory Board Member, Charlie's Place (food for homeless), 2016-present