William J. Wade
Partner
Areas of Practice
- 60% Personal Injury/Wrongful Death/ Employer Liability
- 30% Governmental Liability
- 10% General Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 98% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1968
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1970
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1966
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
- Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics - 1963
Representative Cases
Representative Clients
- Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool
- Texas Mutual Insurance Company
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
- Scottsdale Insurance Company
References
- David Reagan, Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool
- Tracey Rogers ( Senior Attorney, BP Legal Group)
- Kenneth L. George, Schwartz, Junell, Greenberg & Oathout, LLP (former Senior Attorney, BP Legal Group)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Texas Monthly Super Lawyer 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
- University of Texas Law School Alumni Association, Past Director
- Lubbock County Bar Association, President, 1978 - 1979
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Director at Large, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
- Diplomate- American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Texas ABOTA 2009
- Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
- Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Member, 2006 - 2008
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Army Military Intelligence, Captain, 1966 - 1968
- 47th Judicial District, Assistant District Attorney, 1968 - 1969
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
