Home: Bumpass, VA. Age: 61. Profession: Lawyer, pastor. Organization: Law Offices of Allan E. Perry, APC. Title: Managing Attorney. Significant other: My wife, April Perry. Alma mater: Ouachita Baptist University; Western State University School of Law; Liberty University Seminary.
Current project: Practicing law for over 28 years. I plan to retire and to become a church pastor. Recent professional development: Completing my master’s degree in theology from Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA). Latest contribution to others: Preached dozens of sermons at various churches in Virginia since moving here. Hobbies: Hiking, boating, waterskiing, pickleball. Recent travel or adventure: A family trip to Greece in 2024. Last book read: The Bible.
How do you define a perfect friendship? Someone who truly cares about me as much as they care about themselves. What is your greatest joy? Seeing my kids achieve happiness, obtaining great results for my clients, seeing people changed by the good news of Jesus Christ. What is your greatest fear? Being alone and being forgotten. What is your guilty pleasure? I love dancing, but many conservative Baptist churches don’t approve of it. What is at the top of your bucket list? Visiting the countryside of England, Scotland, and Ireland. How do you relieve stress? Going for walks with my three dogs. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Sunglasses and scuba gear.
What was your first paying job? A dishwasher at Sirloin Stockade in Memphis, TN. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Jury verdicts and certificates of achievement. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses along the way. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Do your very best, that’s all you can do. What is your go-to source of news and information? Fox News. What company or organization do you most admire? Bombas. They give free socks to those in need. What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Achieving success on my own in California without the help of my parents or anyone else.
What is your big idea?
I want to help bring thousands to know Christ in my lifetime.
What change would you like to see in the world? Evolution not taught in our public schools as fact. What widely held belief do you reject? That all “good people” go to heaven. What mega-trend most excites you? Movement towards common sense, family, traditional morality, and Christianity.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Billy Graham. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A church pastor. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My 99 Porsche Boxter that I got for my 60th birthday. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? I would spend it with family and telling others about Jesus. What advice would you give your younger self? Stay focused and obedient to the Word of God. Spend more time focused on your eternal 401k. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The days we gave birth to our four children. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? My days as single man.
Personal mission: Serving God and serving others in need, rather than serving myself and my own needs. Personal motto: Saved by Grace. Favorite quote: A mistake is only a failure if you don’t learn from it. Desired epitaph: He loved God and he loved others.
