Hon. Dan L. Wyde, Former Judge

judge@wydelaw.co

Criminal Defense

       Dan Wyde graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance in 1985. Judge Wyde graduated from the University of Houston Law Center with a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1990, where he placed first in the school's mock trial competition and was named Best Oralist. 

      Since 2000, Judge Dan Wyde has been a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist  by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.From 1990 to 1997 Mr. Wyde served as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County, Texas. During his time as a trial court prosecutor he was lead counsel in 75 jury trials and 75 bench trials.  He developed expertise in drug and controlled substance law, child abuse and sex crimes, white collar crimes and intoxication offenses.

      In 1997 Dan was appointed by the Dallas County Commissioners Court to complete the unfinished term of another judge.  Judge Wyde was elected to the bench in 1998 and re-elected in 2002.  He presided over County Criminal Court No. 3 until December 2005, when he resigned to run for District Attorney. During this time Judge Wyde presided over 500 jury trials and 500 non-jury trials.  He was appealed approximately 100 times and was affirmed in 99 cases. 

      Former Judge Wyde is a member of the Texas Bar Association - Judicial and Criminal Law Sections and a former Advisory Member to the Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct.  A member of the of the Dallas Bar Association's Judicial Committee, Criminal Justice Section and Bench/Bar Committee.  

  Hon. Henry M. Wade, Former Judge

henry@wydelaw.com

      Henry Wade has been practicing law in Texas for over 20 years. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University in 1977. He was a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law in 1988, where he was a member of Order of the Coif and the Texas Tech Law Review. Henry Wade was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1988 and is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

       From 1978-1985, Henry Wade was an officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, completing Officer Training School and serving as an instructor pilot at the United States Air Force Academy. From1988-1989, he was a trial lawyer with the law firm of Baker Botts. As an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas and Bell Counties from 1989-1991, Henry Wade was the felony prosecutor in over 100 jury trials, including murder, aggravated robbery and drug distribution. From 1991-1995, he practiced criminal defense as a solo practitioner.

      Henry Wade served as Judge of County Criminal Court No.1 in Dallas County from 1995-1998 and was elected by his peers as Local Administrative Judge to oversee both criminal and civil county courts. In 1996, he was elected as Judge of the 292^nd Judicial District Court in Dallas County and handled felony cases ranging from theft to capital murder, presided over plea negotiations, bench trials and jury trials and supervised prosecutors, public defenders, court administrative clerks and the official court reporter.