Percy Eugene Foreman (June 21, 1902 – August 25, 1988) was a criminal defense attorney from Houston, Texas largely known for representing many famous clients.
[6][7] Foreman's clients included General Edwin Walker,[8] James Earl Ray,[9][10][11] Charles Harrelson,[12] Candy Mossler,[13] and various organized crime kingpins.
Jack Ruby requested that Foreman represent him after he shot Lee Harvey Oswald.
[14] Famed defense attorneys Richard Haynes[15] and Dick DeGuerin[16] both worked with Foreman early in their careers and credit him as a mentor.
[3][14] His sister Carrin Foreman was superintendent of the Sugar Land Independent School District from 1924 to 1930.