What's the connection to the original show?

I was expecting her to be Ben Matlock's third daughter we never met on the original show after getting to know Charlene and Leanne, but I found out there is no connection at all. It doesn't even take place in Atlanta. It's false advertising to bring in viewers. They knew they had to do something fast to keep viewers once they realized the show's name is meaningless, so they installed a twist in the first episode.

It seems to me they wanted to create a show for an aged actress (since they complain there aren't any good roles for them), but they didn't have confidence in Kathy Bates's star power to bring in viewers. They had to hitch a beloved classic show's title to it to make it fly.

I think the tie-in is the main character's quirks and capabilities -- an older lawyer with a southern accent who fools people with their "jes' folks" persona, but then surprises everyone by figuring out what's really going on and thereby winning the case.

If she's not supposed to be any relation to the original Matlock, then why not just give her character an original name?