Mr. Wald graduated from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973. He received his Masters of Hebrew Letters (1978) and Doctorate of Divinity (2003) degrees from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. His Juris Doctor degree was awarded by the University Of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida, in 1991. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1991 and is licensed to practice in all Florida state courts and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.