Cade Browning’s practice is devoted to litigation. He is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in personal injury trial law and is licensed in both Texas and Oklahoma.
Cade was born in Lucas, Texas where he grew up raising, training, selling and showing cutting horses. He continues that tradition today at his ranch in Coronado’s Camp (near Buffalo Gap) where he lives with his wife, Katie, and their two boys, Barrett and Bede.
Cade graduated from Texas A&M University and Baylor University School of Law, where he was twice elected President of the Student Bar Association and received the ‘High A’ in Baylor’s esteemed Practice Court course from Professor Muldrow. Professionally, Cade currently serves on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, representing our 28-county area of West Texas and North Central Texas. Cade has previously served as President of the Central West Texas Chapter of ABOTA and as the Chair for the Litigation Council of the 9,000 member Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, where he has served for the last ten years. He has also served as president of the Abilene Bar Association, president of the Abilene Young Lawyers Association, was named Abilene’s Outstanding Young Lawyer and was voted Runner-Up Best Attorney in Abilene by the readers of the Abilene Reporter-News.
When still a young lawyer, he was elected to serve on the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Board of Directors for four years representing his thirty-four county area in West Texas. Cade has served on multiple State Bar Committees, including the Grievance Committee where he was Panel Chair, and the Local Bar Services Committee.
In 2009, The Texas Bar Foundation selected Cade as a Fellow, a distinction awarded to only 10 percent of the attorneys in Texas. He now enjoys membership as a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Foundation.
Locally, Cade and his wife, Katie, have been very involved in Abilene and West Texas. Cade currently serves on the board of trustees and executive committees for the Grace Museum, Taylor County Expo Center, and Western Heritage Classic. Cade was previously on the board of directors for the Abilene Preservation League, Abilene Community Foundation- Future Fund, St. John’s Episcopal School, Big Country Health Education Center, Texas Frontier Heritage and Cultural Center Advisory Board, and Abilene A&M Club. Cade was honored to serve as the president of the board for the Abilene Preservation League, the chairperson of the board for the Abilene Community Foundation – Future Fund, and the Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grace Museum.
Katie has served as President of the Junior League of Abilene and as President for Abilene Panhellenic. She has also served on the board for the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Abilene Community Foundation- Future Fund, United Way of Abilene, Cancer Services Network, Alliance for Women and Children, Abilene Goodwill, Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation, Buffalo Gap Chamber of Commerce, and is currently the Funding Development Chair for Abilene Heritage Square.
In 2014 Cade was honored to be asked to run for Justice on the Eleventh Court of Appeals in Eastland, a twenty-eighty county district, stretching from Stephenville to New Mexico. Although he won Taylor, Jones, Fisher, Shackelford, Stonewall and Ector Counties, the bid was unsuccessful, allowing him to happily return to private practice.
Cade was admitted in 2007 as a life member to the Million Dollars Advocate’s Forum, which is limited to trial lawyers who have recovered a verdict, award or settlement for a single case of a million dollars or more and has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer eleven times.
License to Practice
State Bar of Texas
- Licensed Attorney in Good Standing
- 2000 – Present
- State Bar No. 24028748
Board Certified – Personal Injury Trial Law, 2010
- Re-certified 2016
Oklahoma Bar Association
- Licensed Attorney in Good Standing
- 2013- Present
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- Admitted to Practice
2003 – Present
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- Admitted to Practice
2021- Present
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- Admitted to Practice
2023- Present
Education
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence, July 2000
Student Bar Association – Student Body President, two terms, Baylor Law
Dean’s List – Fall 1999, Baylor Law
Student Bar Association – Second Year Class President, Baylor Law
Practice Court 2000 – High A, Baylor Law
Delta Theta Phi – member, Baylor Law
Who’s Who of American Law Students 2000, Baylor Law
Dawson & Sodd Fall 1998 Moot Court Competition, Baylor Law
Texas A&M Club – Baylor Law
Associations
Abilene Bar Association
- President (2007-2008)
- Board of Directors (2002-Present)
- Secretary/Treasurer (2001-2002)
- Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year (2005)
Abilene Young Lawyers Association
- President (2004-2005)
State Bar of Texas
- Board of Directors – District 14 Director representing 28 counties in West Central Texas (2023-2026)
- Litigation Section; Chair (2021-2022)
- Officer Rotation 2017-2023
- Litigation Section; Council Member 2007-2017
- Local Bar Services; Committee Member, 2007-2011
- District 14-D Grievance Committee , Panel Chair 2007-2014
Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Board of Directors – District 15 Director representing 34 counties in West Central Texas, 2003-2007
- Bar Leaders Conference – Chair, 2005, 2006
- Local Affiliates Committee –Chair, 2004-2007
- Member Services & Outreach Committee – Vice-Chair, 2004-2007
- Long Range Planning – Member Services Committee– Chair, 2005-2006
- Long Range Planning – Redistricting Committee– Member, 2005-2006
- TYLA President Award of Merit – 2004-2005
- Legislative Committee –Chair, 2003-2004
- Member Services & Outreach Committee – Co-Chair, 2003-2004
- Local Affiliates Committee – Vice-Chair, 2003-2004
- Lawyers as Leaders – Vice-Chair, 2003-2004
Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow, 2010-Present
Community Foundation of Abilene
- Future Fund Board of Directors Chair, 2010-2011
- Grant Committee Member, 2007-2008
- Future Fund Board of Director, 2007-2011
- Future Fund Grant Committee Chair, 2007-2008
- Future Fund Membership Chair, 2008-2009
Abilene A&M Club
- Board of Directors, 2006-2007
Abilene Preservation League
- Board of Trustees President, 2010-2011
- Board of Trustees, 2007-2011
Grace Museum
- Board of Directors, 2009-2023
- Board of Directors, Chair 2013-2014
- Board of Directors, Chair-Elect 2012-2013
Western Heritage Classic
- Executive Committee,2018-Present
- Rhinestone Round-Up Co-Chair, 2012-2018
Expo Center of Taylor County
- Board of Directors, Chair 2021-2023
- Board of Directors, Officer Rotation, 2016-2023
- Board of Directors, 2012-2018
National Cutting Horse Association
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
American Quarter Horse Association
Publications and Presentations
“Premises Liability: Basic Rules and Defenses”, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2002 Spring Meeting
“Electric Utility Law: Defending and Handling Claims”, Texas Electrical Cooperative – West Central Texas District Number 7, 2002 Spring Meeting,
“Avoiding Grievances”, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2001 Fall Meeting
“PartyTalk, The Lawyer’s Guide to Friendly Requests for a Little Advice”, Texas Bar Journal, December 2004
“Learning to Litigate with Apps”, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update, 2012
“HB 274 – What Passed?”, Abilene Bar Association, Spring Meeting 2012
“Learning to Litigate with Apps”, Corpus Christi Advanced Civil Litigation Semniar, 2012
“Shattered Dreams”, Early, Texas 2012
“Learning to Litigate with Apps”, Advanced Trial Strategies Seminar, 2013
“State Judicial Panel: Dos and Don’ts in My Courtroom”, Moderator, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update, 2015
“What is this Critter? Uninsured/Underinsured Causes of Action Post-Brainard“, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, News for the Bar – Spring 2015
“Top Jury Verdict of 2014” (No. 17 top jury verdict in Texas for Motor Vehicle Accident), Top Texas Verdicts & Settlements of 2014, Texas Lawyer
“State Judicial Panel: Motion Practice in My Court“, Moderator, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update, 2016
32nd Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas , 2016 – Course Director
“Mediation in the Trenches: What Works and What Doesn’t“, Moderator, State Bar of Texas Litigation Update, 2017
33rd Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, 2017 – Course Director
11th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation, State Bar of Texas, 2019- Course Director
“Let the Great Ax Fall: Exemplary Damages in 2019“, State Bar of Texas Damages in Civil Litigation, 2019
“Let the Great Ax Fall: Exemplary Damages in 2019“, State Bar of Texas Evidence and Discovery , 2019
TEX-ABOTA Helps Judges Preserve a Fair, Impartial and Independent Judiciary, Winter 2019, in In Chambers, Curt Fenley, Grace Weatherly, Cade Browning and Fred D. Raschke
“Proving/Disapproving a Brain Damage Case“, State Bar of Texas 36th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law, Frank Branson, Cade Browning, and Jeff Ray, 2020
“Living Vicariously, Vicarious Liability in Texas”, State Bar of Texas Damages in Civil Litigation, 2020
“What in the 18 Double 01 is Going on Here? Medical Expense Evidence in Personal Injury Cases, State Bar of Texas Evidence and Discovery , 2020
“Ethics Jeopardy,” Dallas County Bar Association, 2021
“Blood, Guts, and Sore Backs: Personal Injury Update“, State Bar of Texas 37th Annual Litigation Update Institute, State Bar of Texas, 2021
“Medical Expense Evidence in Personal Injury Cases”, State Bar of Texas 37th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law, 2021
“Big Rigs and Medical Bills – Personal injury Update on HB-19,” State Bar of Texas 38th Annual Litigation Update Institute, 2022
“Overview of Supreme Court Insurance Cases with Cade Browning and David Chamberlain,” State Bar of Texas 14th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation, 2022
“Evidence and Discovery of Medical Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” State Bar of Texas 35th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery , 2022
“Ethics Jeopardy,” Lubbock County Bar Association, 2022
“The Brass Tacks on the Commercial Motor Vehicle Act, TCPRC §§ 72.051-72.055,” State Bar of Texas 36th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery, 2023
“Ethics Jeopardy,” McAllen County Bar Association, 2023
“Legislative Update 2023: Litigation Webcast with Christy Amuny, Cade Browning, Jerry Bullard, and Dr. Bill Chriss” State Bar of Texas 2023
“Premises Liability Law,” State Bar of Texas 39th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law, 2023
“Legislative Update: Litigation,” Updates for Solo Practitioners and Small Firms” State Bar of Texas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Galveston, 2024
“18-Wheeler Litigation Post-HB 19 (Chapter 72) McHaffie Rule,” State Bar of Texas Prosecuting & Defending Truck and Auto Collision Cases, 2023
“There Are No Tribes in Heaven: A Renewed Shared Commitment to Professionalism ,” State Bar of Texas 375th Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery, 2024