Wade H. Coleman is the firm’s Senior Partner and conducts civil trials in all State and Federal Courts. He also conducts a general practice.
A native of Valdosta, Georgia, Wade graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. He received his Juris Doctor degree in 1965 from the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi. He was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1964. Wade is a member of many professional organizations including: American College of Trial Lawyers; Southern Judicial Circuit Bar Association, serving as its President in 1978; Valdosta Bar Association, serving as its President in 1975 and 1995; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, serving on the Board of Directors from 1982-1985; State Disciplinary Board of Georgia 1980-1984; American Bar Foundation; and the Georgia ADR Commission. In addition to his professional affiliations, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors and former Chairman of the Georgia Board of Natural Resources. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of First Federal Savings & Loan Association and has previously served as Chairman. Wade is General Counsel and a permanent member of the Board of Trustees of Valdosta State University Foundation.
Wade is Martindale-Hubbell Rated AV® Preeminent™.
Wade has been named as a “Super Lawyer” for many years by Georgia’s Super Lawyers magazine, an honor achieved each year by only 5 percent of Georgia attorneys.