Extensive experience in tort and business litigation, including copyright, trademark and other intellectual property or Lanham Act disputes, product liability, fraud, business competition and dissolution claims. Handled and tried high risk cases to successful verdicts. Represented companies in the defense of catastrophic injuries, including multiple fatalities, quadriplegic, paraplegic, and burn cases. Selected by the Birmingham Business Journal to its first Who’s Who in Law and Accounting.Represents multiple small and medium sized companies and closely held businesses. Represents clients in the motorsports industry including race tracks, sanctioning organizations, and a major auto racing corporation. Also represents a major railroad, a major manufacturer of vehicles for the utility industry, in addition to individuals or companies in the intellectual property, sports and entertainment arenas. Also handled matters for non-profit and charitable organizations.-Earned Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1986-Hugo L. Black Scholar-Received the Order of the Coif-Bench and Bar Honors-Served on the Alabama Law Review from 1984 – 1986-Received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1983Court Admissions-U.S. Supreme Court-Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals-All Federal and State courts in AlabamaProfessional Affiliations and Memberships -Birmingham Bar Association -Alabama Bar Association-Defense Research Institute-Alabama Defense Lawyers-National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel-International Association of Defense CounselNamed one of The Best Lawyers in America® and received the AV Preeminent Rating ™ by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell®.Wade was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He and his wife, Shellie, have four children.