He graduated from the University of Arizona with a law degree and went to work with his partner, Charles Wolfe, in the firm of Wolfe and Perry in Tempe, Arizona.
He moved to Phoenix and became a law partner in the firm of Kramner-Rocher-Perry in 1932.
[2][3][4] Perry married Capitola Roach on July 25, 1922, in Phoenix, Arizona.
[6] In 1951 he wrote the novel, Winners Get Lost, which was well received by critics, both when it was initially released, and again upon its re-release in 1964.
[7] He served as Arizona's assistant attorney general under both John Sullivan and Joe Conway.