Partner

Austin

P 512.494.3610
F 800.404.3970
E dale.wainwright@bgllp.com

Assistant

Cheyanne Weldon
512.494.3624

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Justice Dale Wainwright represents clients in complex appeals in state and federal appellate courts. He counsels clients on litigation strategy, error preservation at trial, jury charge preparation and argument, post-verdict proceedings, analysis of the trial record for appellate potential and structuring appeals for success in the appellate courts.

Prior to joining Bracewell, Justice Wainwright served on the Texas Supreme Court for 10 years, authoring more than 125 opinions. Elected to the Supreme Court in 2002, he was the third-longest-serving member of the court at the time of his resignation. Justice Wainwright began his judicial career in 1999 when he was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to preside over the 334th Civil Judicial District Court in Houston, Texas. As judge of the 334th District Court, he resolved 3,000 cases and presided over more than 100 trials. Prior to becoming a jurist, he represented clients at trial and in appeals for more than a decade.

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Education

J.D., The University of Chicago Law School, 1988
B.A., summa cum laude, Howard University, 1983

Bar Admissions

Texas

Noteworthy

American Law Institute, elected member
Center for American and International Law, Trustee
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow
Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, Fellow
College of the State Bar, Member
Prevent Blindness Texas, Person of Vision Award, 2008
National Bar Association, Humanitarian Award, 2008
National Black Prosecutors Association, Trail Blazer Award, 2006
NAACP, Legal Excellence Award, 2000
Houston Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1997-98
Houston Young Lawyers Association, President, 1997-98
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Board of Directors, 1996-97
Texas Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 1993-95
Aspiring Youth Program, Co-founder, 1993