Two time winner, Best Thriller, Los Angeles Film Awards; Best Screenplay, Wiki Screenplay Contest; Best Thriller, Award of Prestige, Vegas Movie Awards; Finalist, Vegas Movie Awards; Semi-Finalist, Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards; Quarter-Finalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards and NYC International Screenplay Awards; played Division 1 college and semi-professional baseball; retired co-founder as well as lead trial and appellate counsel of a large law firm, authored numerous published legal articles and frequently lectured before bar associations and other professional groups.