About Marina
Marina Wilson arrived at law school after an undergraduate degree in consumer journalism. She earned a B.S.F.C.S. in 2015 from the University of Georgia, where she studied consumer journalism and developed an interest in clear, audience-focused writing. A few years later she completed her legal studies at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University, receiving her J.D. in 2019.
Her early legal career began soon after graduation. In 2019 she joined Allen & Gooch, A Law Corporation as an associate lawyer. That role gave her initial courtroom and client-facing experience, and it exposed her to the routine demands of firm practice. She remained in traditional legal practice long enough to build foundational skills in research, drafting and case preparation.
In 2021 Wilson moved out of a purely legal role and into the private sector as a senior product and marketing specialist at Home Inc. The position was a departure from litigation. It placed her in cross-functional teams, where product development and market messaging were daily concerns. She handled tasks that required project coordination, written materials for public audiences and internal strategy work.
The shift back to law came in 2024 when she became an associate lawyer at DeShazo Adams, LLC. Her path — from consumer journalism to law school, then between firm practice and corporate marketing — has created an unusual mix of experience. It has also given her repeated chances to refine how she explains legal concepts to nonlawyers and how she manages deadlines across competing priorities.
She is admitted to practice in Louisiana and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. That admission profile reflects the geographic and appellate scope she brings to matters she handles. Colleagues describe her work as steady and straightforward; she applies the same habits learned in journalism and marketing to legal writing and client communications.
At DeShazo Adams she combines litigation experience from her earlier firm years with the organizational and communications skills gained in the corporate world. She currently practices at DeShazo Adams, LLC and handles matters in Louisiana and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
