- Chambers USA: Massachusetts: Litigation: General Commercial, 2011-2015
- The Legal 500 United States: Finance: Not-for-Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations, 2013-2015
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2010-2021
- Best Lawyers in America, 2022-2023
- New England Super Lawyers, 2011-2017
- Veterans Legal Services Distinguished Service Award, 2014
- Citizens for Juvenile Justice Leadership Award, 2011
- Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award, American Bar Association
- Excellence in Government Award for SCORE (Student Conflict Resolution), Ford Foundation
- Hadley Distinguished Professor, Northeastern Law School and College of Criminal Justice
- 8th Annual Julius B. Richmond Award, Harvard School of Public Health