Attorney Wade McClure - Dallas, TX

Proven Advocacy in Texas Business Divorce and Commercial Breakups

Operating from 750 North St. Paul Street in downtown Dallas, Attorney Wade McClure is widely recognized as The Business Breakup Attorney. A senior partner at Mayer LLP, Mr. McClure has practiced commercial trial law since his admission to the State Bar of Texas in 1985. He is among an elite group of litigators nationwide holding triple board certification, including Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and Personal Injury Trial Law. When business partnerships dissolve, co-founders clash, or majority owners attempt to squeeze out co-investors, companies and executives choose to hire an attorney who understands both the courtroom dynamics and the economic realities of corporate divorce.

Strategic Business Litigation Practice Areas

Attorney Wade McClure focuses his practice on resolving contentious intra-company battles and complex commercial controversies throughout Texas:

Business Divorce and Partnership Dissolution

When co-owners can no longer operate together, corporate paralysis threatens company value. Wade McClure assists partners, LLC members, and corporate shareholders in navigating legal separations. His practice handles disputed buy-sell agreements, management deadlocks, member expulsions, and forensic asset valuations. When controlling partners divert revenue or withhold distributions and clients need a lawyer urgently to seek a temporary restraining order or appointment of a receiver, he provides prompt, aggressive representation.

Minority Shareholder Oppression and Fiduciary Breaches

Serving as dedicated business litigation lawyers, the firm defends the rights of minority investors who have been excluded from corporate decision-making or stripped of their rightful profits. Attorney McClure litigates claims involving executive self-dealing, excessive compensation schemes, improper dilution of ownership shares, and breaches of the duty of loyalty and care under the Texas Business Organizations Code.

Contract Disputes and Commercial Fraud

As experienced contract lawyers, Mr. McClure and his team represent commercial clients in high-stakes breach of contract lawsuits, non-disclosure agreement violations, tortious interference, and investment fraud litigation. The practice works closely with forensic accountants to uncover concealed earnings, reconstruct transactions, and establish clear financial liability before juries.

Real Estate Investment and Development Disputes

Working alongside commercial real estate lawyers, Wade McClure represents developers, equity sponsors, and syndication investors involved in real estate joint venture disputes. His cases address capital call disagreements, developer fee controversies, and commercial lease litigation involving property portfolios in Texas.

Elite Accolades and Trial Lawyer Recognition

Wade McClure holds the highest AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only honorary society comprising less than one percent of American lawyers. He has been repeatedly recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, named a Best Lawyer in Dallas by D Magazine, and selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters. In addition to Texas, he is licensed in Oklahoma and admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Strategic Representation for Business Separations

Commercial stakeholders seeking to find a lawyer who can resolve complex partnership conflicts through negotiation or jury trial can rely on Wade McClure. To protect your investment equity or manage a business separation, schedule a consultation at his Dallas office at Mayer LLP on North St. Paul Street.