Earning a client’s trust is of utmost importance to me. I do so by understanding the client’s business, goals and pressure points beyond the immediate conflict or dispute. I bring a trial lawyer’s perspective to every case, evaluating its strengths, weaknesses and potential trial narrative from our first conversation. My goal is always to resolve matters effectively and efficiently so my clients can focus on what matters most: running their businesses.
Wendie Childress represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex, high-stakes commercial disputes across the energy, health care, financial services and information technology and defendants in complex industries. Throughout her career as a trial lawyer and litigation finance adviser, she has focused on evaluating, managing and trying cases for clients in Texas and across the country. Her practice encompasses contract, business tort, trade secret, construction, securities and employment disputes. Her clients have ranged from major energy companies to a leading hospital system in the Texas Medical Center.
Wendie has also built an advisory practice focused on alternative fee arrangements and litigation finance, evaluating case merits, damages and risk from an investor’s perspective. She has guided clients and law firms, from Am Law 100 firms to litigation boutiques, through every stage of the funding process, including underwriting, deal structuring and negotiation.
Wendie earned her law degree from The University of Texas School of Law before serving for two years as general counsel to the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. She was named to Lawdragon’s Global 100 Leaders in Litigation Finance list for three consecutive years from 2023 to 2025 and has served on the steering committee for Women of Litigation Finance.