Wesley K. Young
General Counsel
American Debt Exchange, Inc.
Wesley K. Young is General Counsel of American Debt Exchange, Inc. and sits on the Executive Board of TASC (Trade Association of Settlement Companies) where he serves as Legislative Director and plans, drafts, lobbies, and testifies regarding legislation affecting the industry.
From 1996-2006, he was a Senior Associate with Baron & Budd, P.C. in its asbestos litigation group. Wesley received the 2008 Outstanding Minority Attorney Award from the Dallas Bar Association and was named by D Magazine in its list of Best Lawyers Under 40 in 2006. He served as President of the Dallas Asian American Bar Association in 2008 and as a Director on the Board of the Dallas Bar Association from 2007-2008. Wesley was a member of Panel B2 of the District 6A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas from 2001-2007 and became chair during his last two years of service. He is a past-Chair of the Asian Pacific Interest Section of the State Bar of Texas. He was co-recipient of the Outstanding Committee Chair Award for his work with the Minority Participation Committee of the Dallas Bar Association. He is admitted to practice law by the State Bar of Texas and is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and Christian Trial Lawyers Association and a fellow of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Wesley received his B.B.A., cum laude, from Baylor University in 1992 and his J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1995.