• The Statesman of the Year, East Point American Legion Post 51, 2004

• Legislator of the Year, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, 2004

• Sophomore Legislator of the Year, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, 2001

• Campaign Manager for Mayor Shirley Franklin, 2001 & 2005

• Co-Chairman of Mayor Shirley Franklin's Transition Team, 2001-2002

• Ebony Magazine, "50 Leaders of the Future", 1997

• General Counsel, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, 2000-2002

• Board Member, Howard University Board of Trustees, 2002-present

• Board Member, The National Black Arts Festival, 2003-present

• Leadership Georgia, Class of 2000

• American Marshall Fellow, 2000

• Georgia Trend Magazine, "40 Outstanding Georgians Under 40", 2000

• Fulton County Daily Report, "Lawyers on the Rise," 2002

• Georgia "Super Lawyer's" Rising Star, 2005

• Chairman, Georgia Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

• Board Member, Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund