John Mason

John J. Mason practices criminal defense in Kenner, Louisiana, as a senior partner with The Barry S. Ranshi Law Firm. His cases include drug charges, white collar offenses, and assault and other violent crime charges, in addition to federal criminal matters. He holds licenses in Louisiana and Texas.

Before concentrating on criminal defense, Mason worked in Washington, D.C., as a United States Patent Attorney after law school. He later returned to New Orleans for a clerkship with Judge Paulette Irons at Orleans Civil District Court. His criminal defense work now includes plea negotiations, trials and motion hearings.

Mason attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. He earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University, followed by a master’s degree and a doctorate at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. For law school, he attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, earning a J.D.

Kenner is his firm’s base, but Mason also practices elsewhere in southeast Louisiana. His profile lists Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Lafourche, Terrebonne, East Baton Rouge, Washington and St. Mary parishes. The firm serves Greater New Orleans and confines its practice to criminal defense, taking both felony and misdemeanor cases. Its services include juvenile defense and expungements, as well as defense of DWI, DUI, domestic violence and theft charges.