About Alissa Leigh
Alissa Leigh Wilson built a dual academic foundation before entering the law. She earned a B.S. from Tulane University in 1999 and completed both a J.D. and an MBA at SUNY Buffalo Law School and the State University of New York - Buffalo in 2004. The combined training in law and business shaped an early practical sense about how legal strategy and client needs intersect.
Her career has moved through private practice and courtroom work. In 2014 she served as an associate at the Law Office of Jack Swerling, where she handled trial preparation and client counseling. A decade later she took on a leadership role and is listed as a principal lawyer at Touma Law Group beginning in 2024. The trajectory reflects steady progression from associate responsibilities to firm leadership.
Wilson is admitted to practice in New York and South Carolina, and she is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She holds current memberships in the South Carolina State Bar and the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Those affiliations place her in the networks that handle state criminal defense matters and appellate work in the region.
Colleagues describe her practice style as straightforward and detail-oriented. She has experience preparing appellate filings and handling trial-level defense tasks. Her dual degree background surfaces in work that touches both litigation strategy and case management, particularly where procedural and evidentiary issues intersect with broader legal claims.
Her move into a principal role at Touma Law Group coincided with a period of greater responsibility for supervising litigation and mentoring junior attorneys. The role involves case strategy, client intake, and courtroom representation. It also calls for coordinating appeals and working across jurisdictions when matters extend beyond a single state court docket.
Outside court, Wilson’s memberships in state and defense associations keep her connected to continuing legal education and peer developments in criminal defense. She attends association programming and contributes to firm practice standards. She currently practices at Touma Law Group. Her work centers on criminal defense and appellate matters.
