Wade Houston

Wade Houston is a partner at Abrams & Bayliss LLP, where his practice focuses on litigation. He works within a Delaware boutique devoted to complex corporate, fiduciary, and commercial lawsuits and disputes. His professional setting includes matters involving corporate control, governance, transaction terms, proxy contests, valuation questions, trusts, and other business conflicts. He brings his litigation background to work conducted before Delaware state and federal courts.

Wade earned his B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama in 2012. He received Phi Beta Kappa recognition during his undergraduate studies. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2015. He served on the Moot Court Board and participated in the Journal of Constitutional Law. He is admitted in Delaware and before the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Wade clerked for Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery from 2018 through 2019. His clerkship gave him direct exposure to a court central to Delaware corporate and business law. He co-authored a 2017 publication examining the second prong of the Aronson demand-futility test. He previously co-authored a 2016 publication addressing Corwin, stockholder voting, and the business judgment rule. His writing reflects sustained attention to doctrines that shape stockholder and fiduciary litigation.

Wade Houston combines strong academic credentials, judicial-clerkship experience, and focused litigation training in his Delaware practice. He approaches sophisticated disputes with knowledge of corporate procedure, governance principles, and the demands of expedited litigation. His federal and state admissions support his work across the principal Delaware forums handling complex business cases. His background positions him to contribute disciplined research, clear advocacy, and informed judgment in matters involving difficult or novel legal issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Abrams & Bayliss LLP
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)