HOUSTON – A Perry Mason in Houston who's not an attorney is accused of trying to attract clients for one who is. A man with the same legal name as the lead character in the 1960s TV law show "Perry Mason" is charged with barratry, soliciting for a licensed attorney.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office said Thursday that a tip led to 44-year-old Perry Mason. He allegedly tried to solicit former jail inmates for legal services.
DA's spokeswoman Donna Hawkins told The Associated Press that Mason, who is not an attorney, was arrested Tuesday.
Hawkins declined to release the name of the attorney associated with Mason, who was freed Wednesday on $5,000 bail. Penalty for the third-degree felony is 2-10 years in prison.
Hawkins had no record of a lawyer representing Mason.
Subject: Perry Mason accused of soliciting legal clients 
Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:14 am
