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Mr. Wait joined Kushner Carlson as a litigation associate in June 2018. Born and raised in Porterville, California, Mr. Wait majored in Journalism at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and received his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.. Mr. Wait has extensive experience in real estate and business litigation, especially disputes related to homeowners associations. Prior to joining Kushner Carlson, Mr. Wait served as general counsel for numerous homeowners associations throughout California.. Mr. Wait’s aggressive approach to advancing his clients’ interests gives them a significant advantage when navigating legal disputes, especially in front of a judge or jury.

John practices in the areas of corporate, securities and business law. He was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 1994. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, cum laude, where he served on the editorial board of the Journal of the Legal Profession and was selected as a member of the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.. After graduation, John served as a law clerk to Justice Champ Lyons on the Alabama Supreme Court and subsequently worked for Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as a Legislative Counsel on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. He then practiced at two large Birmingham firms in the areas of public finance and corporate law, where he represented issuers and underwriters in more than 30 transactions with aggregate value of more than $2 billion. In John’s current practice he regularly represents emerging, high-growth companies in the biotech/life science, service, media, food, retail, manufacturing and software industries, as well as real estate owners and developers, often in capital-raising efforts.. John also frequently represents individuals and entities making investments in early-stage companies. He has served on various committees for the Birmingham Bar Association and on the Board of Editors of Alabama Lawyer. In addition, he received the Governor’s Award for Distinguish Service to Alabama for his work on former Governor Bob Riley’s special commission on education spending. John has obtained an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has consistently been selected as a “Top Attorney” in business and corporate fields by both Birmingham Magazine and B Metro.. He is an active member of the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, Independent Presbyterian Church, the Dartmouth Club of Alabama, the Birmingham Venture Club, Children’s Hospital of Alabama Committee for the Future and the Birmingham Museum of Art.

I am a tax attorney with the Birmingham, Alabama law firm of Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. I obtained my undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Alabama and my Juris Doctor and Master of Laws in Taxation degrees from the University of Alabama, School of Law. My law practice focuses on a wide variety of corporate and business matters, including deferred compensation, equity based incentive plans and the purchase and sale of owner-managed businesses - with an emphasis on developing exit strategies for the family or closely-held business owner. I also counsel clients on various federal, state and local tax issues.. I am listed in “The Best Lawyers in America®” and “Super Lawyers®”, and maintains a Martindale-Hubbell “AV Pre-eminent®” peer review rating.. A strong proponent of community service, particularly as it relates to public health advocacy, I am guided by the words of George Bernard Shaw, “You see things that are and say, ‘why?’ But I dream things that never were and say, ‘why not?’”. I have served in leadership positions in various voluntary health organizations, including national level service as Chairman of the Board of the American Heart Association, Inc. and as current Chairman of the Board of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Inc.

Jeffrey Lampley is one of those rare Fort Myers natives. He was born at Lee Memorial Hospital in 1986. Mr. Lampley attended high school at Bishop Verot where he played varsity basketball and helped bring a district title to the school for the first time in ten years. Mr. Lampley graduated from Bishop Verot in 2005.. Mr. Lampley graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with bachelors degrees in Finance and Economics. Mr. Lampley attended law school at Barry University's Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law in Orlando, Florida where he graduated cum laude.. Mr. Lampley began his legal career primary representing consumers in bankruptcy and debt collection matters. Mr. Lampley's business background took hold and he now has extended his practice areas to include business transactions.. Mr. Lampley lives in the Fort Myers area with his wife Elise and his two children.