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Attorney Wallace is the Managing Partner of PMW Law. She currently focuses her practice on business, criminal, and employment law, with a particular passion for client advocacy in litigation settings.

Attorney Wallace a strong advocate who received her Bachelor of Arts with honors from Spelman College, and her Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law. Throughout her studies, Perisha received a number of recognitions and awards, including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Civil Practice & Procedure, and served as the managing editor of a law journal where she wrote an article titled “No Equal Justice for the Poor: Mississippi’s failed attempt to honor right to counsel mandates” that was elected for publication.

Attorney Wallace’s practice has been primarily focused on litigation, having appeared in administrative, municipal, state, and superior courts across the state of Georgia, the District of Columbia, and the state of Maryland. She has litigated a variety of complex legal issues and has served as lead counsel in a number of bench and jury trials.

Prior to opening PMW Law, Attorney Wallace provided general counsel in local government settings, but specialized in litigation. Her previous employment included the Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Georgia Capital Defenders, the Public Defender’s office in Decatur, GA and a mid-size civil litigation law firm in Atlanta, GA. Attorney Wallace also previously served as an adjunct professor for Emory University’s School of Law, where she continues to annually assist with training law students on trial skills through Emory’s Trial Techniques Program.

In her spare time, Attorney Wallace loves to travel and spend time with her two children. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and a high school mock trial coach. Attorney Wallace is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.