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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.

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.

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.

Greg Cragg is an associate attorney with the Orange County law firm of Brown & Streza, LLP and is a member of the Business Planning Department.  Greg earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in 2011, and received his undergraduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles. He assists the Business Planning Department with a variety of legal projects.  From 2014-2019 Greg was selected for inclusion on the Southern California Super Lawyers “Southern California Rising Stars” lists by the publishers of Los Angeles magazine and Law & Politics magazine.. While in law school, Greg worked full time at a law firm as a law clerk while staying active on campus. He was a senior production editor and staff writer for the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. He competed in the LAWASIA International Moot held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in a mock arbitration involving international, contract, intellectual property, and admiralty law. He also served as the treasurer and a team leader for the Judge Stephen O’Neill Trial Advocacy Mentoring Program, also known as the Young Lawyers Program, which teaches at-risk inner-city high school students about trial advocacy. He also volunteered as a certified law clerk at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where he conducted 25 preliminary hearings.. Prior to law school, Greg taught English at a high school in Japan with the JET Program and was a legal assistant at a corporate real estate law firm.

Matthew Troncali is an associate at Bremer Whyte. Matthew focuses on business-related transactions and litigation, using his multidisciplinary experience in law, business, and technology to comprehensively counsel clients. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in technology, trust, construction, real estate, appellate, and general-liability insurance matters, including cases involving construction defects, premises liability, product defects, and intellectual property.. Matthew grew up in Claremont, California and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Communication from Cal Poly Pomona, where he was selected as a President's Council Scholar as one of the University's top students. After a couple years of work, he was accepted by Pepperdine University School of Law as a Dean's Scholar. He served as a member of Pepperdine Law Review and received awards for achieving the highest grades in Legal Research & Writing I and Mergers & Acquisitions before graduating in 2012.. During law school, Matthew also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Robert N. Kwan in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California and as a law clerk at the California Department of Corporations, the Screen Actors Guild, and in the Appellate Division of the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. Today, Matthew serves as President of the Orange County Lavender Bar Association and resides in Costa Mesa, California.