Contact
5728 LBJ Freeway, Suite 150Dallas, Texas 75240O: 469.206.9009F: 214.389.4030cliff.wade@bakerlopez.com
Cliff Wade
Partner
5728 LBJ Freeway, Suite 150Dallas, Texas 75240O: 469.206.9009F: 214.389.4030cliff.wade@bakerlopez.com
Following generations of lawyers in his family who devoted their lives to practicing law, Cliff Wade began his career in the legal field working as a janitor at his father’s small-town Texas law office. Today, Cliff has 20 years of experience in loan documentation, workout, collection and business litigation before state, federal, and bankruptcy courts.
Cliff has represented clients in all aspects of real estate closings both in Texas and nationwide. He has years of experience in real estate litigation and transactions, and he leverages this experience to cut through the complexity and get to the closing table quickly and efficiently.
In his creditor’s rights practice, Cliff represents creditors only, maximizing recoveries for clients in all facets of commercial collection in every Texas county. He represents our creditor clients in all aspects of loan documentation review, demand, workout and forbearance arrangements, realty and personalty foreclosure, collection litigation, judgment collection, lender defense and all chapters of bankruptcy.
Cliff graduated cum laude with a B.B.A. in finance from Texas Christian University and cum laude with a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999.
Outside of work, Cliff enjoys participating in his kids’ sports, church and school activities, and spending time with his wife. He has also run several half-marathons and sprint triathlons.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
B.B.A. in Finance, cum laude, Texas Christian University
Reported Cases
Gruppo Formstar LLC v. FM Forrest, Inc. (In re FM Forrest, Inc.), Nos. 17-36103, 17-03452, 2018 Bankr. LEXIS 2132 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2018)
Karlseng v. Wells Fargo, N.A., No. 05-13-01734-CV, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 13669 (App.—Dallas Dec. 19, 2014, pet. denied)
Bagwell v. Ridge at Alta Vista Invs. I, LLC, 440 S.W.3d 287 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 14, 2014)
Kuruvila v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, No. 11-13-00333-CV, 2014 Tex. App. LEXIS 10751 (Tex. App. – Eastland Sept. 25, 2014)
Sommers v. Comerica Bank, No. 13-03069, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 4965 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Nov. 22, 2013)
Comerica Bank v. Rawlings, No. 12-03050, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 6234 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Oct. 1, 2012)
Wachovia Bank, Nat’l Assoc. v. Metro Automation, Inc., No. 3:08-CV-2257-M, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72008 (N.D. Tex. July 16, 2012)
Articles & Presentations
Speaker and Author, Landlord Remedies for Breach of Lease, National Business Institute
Speaker and Author, Collecting Commercial Debt, The Highlights: From Getting Started to Getting Judgment, National Business Institute
Speaker, Collection Litigation and Motion Practice, Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar
Speaker and Author, Differences Between Commercial and Consumer Debt Collections, National Business Institute
Speaker and Author, Case Law Update on Creditor Collection Strategies, National Business Institute
Co-Author, Collecting the Judgment—Methods That Work, National Business Institute
Co-Author, Letter of Credit: Common Sense Prevails, Bankers Digest
Honors
Selected in Texas Super Lawyers, published by Thompson Reuters (2012-2017, 2021-2022)
Associations
State Bar of Texas & Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Sections
