Managing Partner
14 North Palafox Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
850.429.0755
lwade@wpslawyers.com

Ms. Wade specializes in civil trial litigation. She is the first female board certified trial attorney in West Florida (only 1.5 % of attorneys are civil trial board certified in the State of Florida), and for the last 33 years she has successfully defended over 75 cases to conclusion at trial, ranging from wrongful death, products liability, bad faith and employment discrimination. Linda is AV rated, and is also actively involved in advising private and public sector clients regarding issues concerning wrongful death claims, discrimination and sexual harassment to commercial property claims.

DISTINCTIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND BAR ACTIVITIES

• AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Florida 
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
      Vice President of Northwest Florida Chapter (2007)
      President of Northwest Florida Chapter (2010)
• Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), Senior Fellow
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance – (CLM) Member
• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Judicial Nominating Commission
    Member: 1st Circuit, 2001-2002; 2002-2006
    Chairperson: 2003-2004 (Charged with recommending nominees for circuit
    and county judgeships in 4 counties; First Judicial Circuit)
• Appointed to serve on the Florida Bar Civil Trial Certification Committee
      Florida Bar (2004-2007), Assistant Chair (2007)
• American Inns of Court (Pensacola, 1991-1993; 1997-1999)
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
• First United Methodist Church, Pensacola, Florida
     Board of Trustees (2004-2007)
     Staff Parish Committee (2006, 2009)
      Administrative Board (2010-2016, Chairperson 2011, Chairperson 2017)
• Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council (Board of Directors 2015-2021)
• Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (Board of Directors 2017-2020) 
  General Counsel

REPORTED CASES

Wallace v Keldie, 249 So 3d 747 (1st DCA 2018)
Heinike v. Beach Colony Resort Condominium Association, Inc., 145 So. 3d 834 (1st DCA 2014)
Stibolt v. Marcus Pointe Homeowners Ass'n, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 4087 (1st DCA 2015) PCA Opinion
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Ashe, 50 So.3d 645 (1st DCA 2010);
Mobley v. Innkeepers USA L.P., 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 12770 (1st DCA 2009)
Montgomery v. Dep’t of Children & Family Servs. 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 5348 (1st DCA 2007), PCA Opinion
Dempsey v. Russell, 923 So.2d 1249 (1st DCA 2006), PCA Opinion
Tom Hunt v. James Gordon Dular, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 18696 (1st DCA 2005); PCA Opinion
Norman ex.Rel Estate of Cleff v. Farrow, 880 So. 2d 557 (Fla 2004)
E.B. Williams, Inc. v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co.,  2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18501 (1st DCA 2004), PCA opinion
Beachside II v. Beachside Two Condo. Ass’n, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 6457 (1st DCA 2003), PCA Opinion
Lowry v. Florida Dept. of Corrections, 810 So. 2d 987 (Fla 1st DCA 2002)
Snaith v. Tropic Star Seafood, 801 So. 2d 929 (1st DCA 2001)
Worn v. Taylor, 2000 Fla. Ap. LEXIS 7294 (1st DCA 2000), PCA Opinion
Spring Valley Club Apartments, Ltd. v. Nichols, 729 So. 2d 543 (Fla 1st DCA 1999)
Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co. v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 715 So. 2d 1119 (Fla 1st DCA 1998)
Jefcoat v. State, DOT, 584 So.2d 167 (Fla 1st DCA 1991)

EDUCATION

Cumberland School of Law
J.D. (1986)
University of Florida
B.S. (1982)

ADMISSIONS

Florida
Kentucky
U.S. Northern Dist. Court, Florida
U.S. Middle Dist. Court, Florida
U.S. Southern Dist. Court, Florida
U.S. Court of Appeal, 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court