In 2016, he received numerous awards including an honorary degree “Doctor of Humane Letters” by the Johns Hopkins University, the highest honor which a university can grant to anyone. He has also been an adjunct legal professor at the University of Maryland Law School for the past 47 years where he has taught federal estate and gift taxation, constitutional law, federal jurisdiction, and the law of nonprofit organizations. He has been named in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America since it was first published in 1987. Shale served as the President, CEO and Chairman of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation from 2001 to 2010. He serves as a board member on six private foundations in addition to the Weinberg Foundation. Stiller has also served as National Vice President of the American Jewish Committee for many years. He is married to retired Judge Ellen Heller, inducted into the HOF in 2009.