Wade practiced exclusively in the civil trial arena for over 40 years.  During that time, he tried over one hundred twenty jury trials primarily involving personal injury and wrongful death claims.  He has defended numerous hospitals, doctors and nursing homes throughout Georgia as well as motor vehicle, products liability and premises liability cases.  His practice also included representing numerous insurance companies in coverage issues.  His representations of hospital clients include Habersham County Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Cobb Memorial Hospital and Hart County Medical Center.  Wade is a regular speaker at seminars for lawyers, physicians and health care professionals.  He was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2004.

Since 2005, Wade has been an honoree on the Georgia Super Lawyers® list in Atlanta Magazine/Law and Politics Magazine.  From 2007 to 2019, he was honored on the Georgia Super Lawyers list as one of the top 100 attorneys in the state.  Wade is also AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell.