William "Bill" C. Shaddock
Founding Partner
Bill Shaddock is the founding partner of the Shaddock Law Firm, and is an attorney admitted to practice law since 1977. He received his B.B.A. in Finance from Texas Christian University in 1973, and his M.B.A. in Real Estate from Southern Methodist University in 1974. Mr. Shaddock then went on to earn his J.D. from Baylor University School of Law, during which time he attended a Summer Law Study Program at Oxford University, in Oxford, England, and completed a clerkship at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
Mr. Shaddock began his legal career in 1977 with the law firm of Turner, Hitchins, Webb, McInernery, Hartnett & Strother where he focused on business-related trials, general corporate work and real estate transactions until 1983.
Over the next two and a half decades, Mr. Shaddock concentrated on real estate development and settlement services, creating the largest Fee Title Network in the State of Texas from 1987 to 2006, and ultimately building a real estate empire that includes Shaddock Development Company
(most notable developments: Willow Bend and Stonebriar), Capital Title of Texas (The Largest Independent Title Company in the United States), Willow Bend Mortgage Company (Top 15 Largest Metroplex Mortgage Lenders: Dallas Business Journal 2001-2007), the Shaddock Law Firm
(specializing in the preparation of legal documents for title and residential mortgage lenders), and most recently First National Title Insurance Company (The 9th Largest Title Insurance Underwriter in the United States).
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Mr. Shaddock has earned numerous business and humanitarian awards, for both his business acumen and selfless work for the Dallas community as well as his alma maters.
Tracy McMahon
Attorney
Tracy McMahon “Tracy” grew up Independence, Missouri. After completing her Bachelors in Science from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Tracy took a position with Delhi Gas Pipeline (Delhi) in Dallas with a company she had interned with the prior summer. She was a member of Delhi’s Regulatory Department working with DOT, OSHA, RRC, EPA compliance as well as Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Assessments and Eminent Domain matters. Tracy worked full time while attending law school. She graduated from Texas Wesleyan School of Law, now known as Texas A&M School of Law, December, 1991 and passed the State Bar of Texas in May, 1992.
Tracy and her two children, Bailey and Drew, live in Frisco, Texas. Tracy was a fee attorney for American Title Company, later known as LandAmerica American Title, from 1998 until 2008 when she moved her fee relationship to Capital Title of Texas, LLC. Tracy was seeking a variety of underwriting options, broad county coverage and little interference from “corporate.” Tracy began closing transactions in 1998. Her business consisted of a wide variety of commercial, new construction, residential resale, and loan transactions.
Tracy seeks practical application and business-sense decisions, considering risk assessment and underwriting positions on specific transactions. Her gift is in problem solving, which pairs perfectly with her goal to get her closers to the closing table. She has the resources in place to provide the greatest amount of support to closers, new and existing.
Tracy is a TREC CE Certified Instructor, serves as a Trustee on the TLTA PAC Board, is a member of the TLTA Regulatory Committee, a licensed escrow officer with the Department of Insurance and a licensed attorney with the State Bar of Texas.
Ellen Wied
Attorney
Ellen earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with high honors. She attended law school at the University of Houston and earned her JD in 1982. She began working in the real estate/title insurance industry in 1983 and has worked as underwriting and claims counsel for three national underwriters and as General Counsel at several central Texas title companies. She is thoroughly knowledgeable regarding all aspects of the title insurance industry and real estate closings.
Ellen has previously been an instructor at the TLTA Land Title School, served on the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Board, numerous TLTA Committees, and was awarded the honor of being named an Outstanding Young Title Person by the Texas Land Title Association.
Jennifer Dickey
Attorney
Jennifer received her B.A. and J.D. from Southern Methodist University. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and Attorneys Serving the Community.
With extensive experience handling complex title issues in commercial and residential transactions, Jennifer has served as both a title company counsel and as partner at a Dallas-based law firm. Her commercial real estate experience is vast and she delivers excellence in legal services.