Wayne Bailey

Wayne Bailey

Attorney at Law

Austin
Texas
Licensed in
TX, Certified Mediator
South Texas College of Law

"Quick to respond. Clear on details. Answers questions patiently. Highly recommend."

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About
Wayne received his JD from South Texas College of Law in 1986. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, a certified Mediator and a Licensed Texas Auctioneer. Over a 34-year career, Wayne has liquidated multi million dollar real estate portfolios, supervised collectors and support staff, drafted documents for attorneys and clients, formed and governed nonprofits and served as an administrative law judge for many years with the Texas Workforce Commission. He is a member of the Travis County Appraisal Review Board and The Texas A&M University Institutional Review Board.
Wayne resides in Austin and Bryan. Wayne is lateral thinker and is
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"Wayne is professional and quick. I will use his services again."

Restructure Corporation
Posted on May 6, 2022
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"Great to work with."

Assist with Buying & Selling Residential Real Estate
Posted on Apr 26, 2022
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"Great attorney to work with! Very responsive."

Draft Purchase & Sale Agreement (Commercial)
Posted on Mar 31, 2022
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"Wayne is great! He went above and beyond to figure out all the details to ensure it was done right."

Assist with Other Commercial Contract Matter
Posted on Mar 1, 2022
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"Easy to work with. Answered my questions as I expected."

Assist with Equity Compensation
Posted on Feb 22, 2022
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"Great Job"

Assist with Outside General Counsel
Posted on Nov 7, 2021

Work History

Travis County Appraisal Review Board

Board Member

Dec 2019 - Present

• Work collaboratively with a 3-member panel in discussing issues, resolutions, and final determinations regarding statutorily authorized protests and challenges brought by property owners and appraisal district
• Act completely independent of the appraisal district that results in fair, unbiased, and impartial decisions

Dec 2019 - Present

Wayne Bailey, Attorney At Law

Contract Attorney

Mar 2019 - Present

• Skillfully develop, assess, and negotiate various types of contracts in accordance with policies and regulations
• Maintain accurate and updated records of transactional matters, issues, and resolutions
• Efficiently prepare and draft pleadings based on legal research, opinion, and discovery for the private practice

Mar 2019 - Present

Texas Workforce Commission

Administrative Law Judge

Nov 2012 - Mar 2019

Presided over employer / employee administrative hearings related to The Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; determined entitlement to unemployment benefits along with taxation of employer in accordance with Federal and State laws and procedures .
Questioned witness and ruled on admissibility of evidence
Affirmed, modified, or reversed previous lower level decisions

Nov 2012 - Mar 2019

Inglet Blair and Clayton Group

Due Diligence Underwriter

Jul 2005 - Nov 2012

•Reviewed underwriting processes and loan mortgage files for compliance with lender, state, and federal laws
Utilized proprietary systems to review Alt A, Sub Prime closed loan mortgage files for accuracy, credit / compliance risk, portfolio risk, and adherence to lender guidelines
Identified and addressed nonperforming / distressed loans while performing Scratch and Dent reviews.

Jul 2005 - Nov 2012

JLM Financial Corporation

General Counsel

Jan 1994 - Jan 2002

In-house counsel to JLM, a serving Agent for Diversified Financial Partners, III, L.P, and McArdle II Corporation
Supervised and trained a team of collectors to succeed in meeting legal decisions
Liquidated a portfolio of debt purchased from the FDIC, RTC, and secondary debt market and achieved $200M+ in Judgement Awards

Jan 1994 - Jan 2002

Ritchie & Glass

Attorney/ Supervising Attorney

Sep 1987 - Jan 1994

Managed, motivated, and coached 3 attorney and 4 support staff
Performed legal research for misdemeanor and felony criminal cases in Harris and surrounding counties
Oversaw, managed, and maintained 200+ file civil litigation docket of cases including collection and plant damage claims from inception to judgement

Sep 1987 - Jan 1994

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