- 100 Black Men Achievement Award Bay Area- Lifetime Achievement (December 2008)
- California Association of Equal Rights Professionals (June 2008)
- North Carolina Achievement Award For Justice Presented By The American Justice Association (June 2008)
- Arthur A. Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award (July 2008)
- Keeper of the Torch Award, by Oakland based Community Groups (September 2006)
- Courage Award, by the Civil Rights Concert Series (October 2007)
- Top 100 Influential Lawyers in California, by California Daily Journal (September 2005)
- 9th Congressional District Resolution for Achievement as Civil Rights Lawyer and Community Service on 60th birthday, (June 2005)
- Tribute on 60th birthday from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, for outstanding contribution to legal community of Alameda County (June 2005)
- 16th Assembly District Resolution on 60th birthday for Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession in the State of California. (June 2005)
- Certificate of Appreciation, HUD- Regional Office, Keynote Speaker at Black History Celebration, (February 2004)
- Clinton White Outstanding Trial Advocacy Award, Charles Houston Bar Association, (December 2003)
- 2003 Peace and Justice Award, California State University- Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (May 2003)
- The Black American Writer's Scholarship Role Model Peace Award, O'town Passion Community Services, Inc. (2003)
- Local Hero Award, PUEBLO Annual Dinner (2001)
- Moot court trial attorney Stanford University (1996 - present)
- Hasting College of Law Trial Advocacy Program (1980 - present)
- Member, Oakland Municipal Court, Pro tem, 1993
- Member: Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
- Presently, board Member, National Police Accountability Project
- President, California Association of Black Lawyers, 1979-1980
- Charles Houston Bar Association, President, 1979-1980
