He is a past president of the Hawaii State Bar Association, founder of the Hawaii Association for Justice, a member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice, and is the current president of the Melvin M. Belli Society. Throughout his career Wayne has worked to educate the public about the law and the justice system in programs that deliver real law to real people. Promoting safety and preventing injuries is also a lifelong commitment, in efforts such as giving presentations to high school students to build awareness of the dangers of distracted driving in support of the Casey Feldman Foundation and 60 for Safety. With a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and an M.S. in physics, Wayne worked on the first Apollo moon-landing mission, firing a big laser at the moon when the astronauts disembarked.