He is the Past-President of the ­Federal Bar Association, New Jersey Chapter (1997-2002). His law show "Voce e a Lei has aired ­on SPTTV (Dish Network) for more than 10 years. His web site Guiadoimigrante.com won the Brazilian Press Award for 2008 and­ 09 for the Best Portuguese Language Community Web Site in the U.S.­