Ralph James Wilson Jr.

Ralph J. Wilson Jr. was born in Conway, South Carolina where he attended Conway High School and received the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award twice and was selected to represent Conway High School at Palmetto Boys State. Mr. Wilson also served as the Student Body President at Conway High.

After high school, Mr. Wilson was accepted to the University of South Carolina and was selected for Freshman Council where he received the Mirror Image Award for his work in philanthropy and service. Mr. Wilson was eventually elected by the student body to serve as a member of the USC Senate and was appointed Chairman of the Philanthropy Committee. Eventually, Mr. Wilson became the Director of Institutional Affairs for USC Student Government. Simultaneously, Mr. Wilson Paged for Senator Luke Rankin at the South Carolina State House. In 2001 Mr. Ralph Wilson Jr received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Carolina with a Minor in Computer Science and a Cognate in Philosophy.

He then went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2006 where he served as the Thomas M Cooley Law School Student Bar Association Budget and Finance Director for two years and was also elected Student Bar Association President in his final year. Ralph Wilson Jr. was also a member of the TMCLS Leadership Council, and mentored and taught Criminal Law, Tort Law, Secured Transactions and Contract Law for the Student Bar Association and the American Bar Association/LSD. Mr. Wilson was the 2002 recipient of the SBA President’s Award, and in 2006, was awarded the Krinock Memorial Award from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.