Wayne joined Fortune Trial Attorneys as an Associate Trial Attorney to assist on the more complex cases involving financial issues and civil rights. Wayne has a LLM from the University of Alabama School of Law, his juris doctorate from Birmingham School of Law, and his Bachelors degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Wayne has extensive experience regarding complex financial issues, civil rights with law enforcement, and court advocacy. Wayne has experience working with the Dannon Project as a reentry project manager and court advocacy director, as a Deputy Sheriff, and as an education and training director. More recently, Wayne served as an appointee to the EPA advising on policy matters related to opportunity zones, regulations, permitting, eDiscovery and Freedom of Information Act requests. Most recently, Wayne has served as a tax attorney and wealth architect on complex financial and tax matters. Wayne was recognized as a Rising Star of Innovation and Technology by the Birmingham Business Journal (2017). Wayne is committed to being of service, for example he has served on the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Junior Board (2018-2021), Make-A-Wish Alabama Regional Council (2018-2022), Human Rights Commission for City of Birmingham (2019-2022), and the Chair of the D.C. Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Wayne is an active member of the American Bar Association (Tax Section, Civil Rights Section, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section), Alabama State Bar, U.S. Tax Court, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the Trial Lawyers Association of Washington D.C. 

When not working, Wayne enjoys spending time with his wife, Jamie, their kids, and dog. You can also catch Wayne working out, with his family at professional and youth sporting events, and various political activities in Washington DC and in his home state of Alabama. The history nerd in him will let you also catch him touring the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress.