No
such
thing
as
a
free
lunch.
There’s
a
tradition
of
reading
about
lawyers
getting
a
windfall
of
money
around
this
time
of
year,
but
this
one’s
a
little
different
from
the
usual
bonus
announcement.
This
“bonus”
announcement
involves
~$900k
and
a
disbarment.
Dispatch
has
coverage:
A
Columbus
attorney
has
been
disbarred
for
multiple
ethical
violations,
including
charging
excessive
fees,
stealing
client
money
and
falsifying
bank
documents,
the
Ohio
Supreme
Court
said.Gregory
Port,
an
estate
planning
attorney
who
practiced
on
Columbus’
Northwest
Side,
was
permanently
disbarred
on
Wednesday,
Nov.
27.
Not
only
did
Port
violate
the
code
of
conduct
expected
of
a
lawyer,
the
former
Scoutsmaster
betrayed
something
even
deeper:
his
honor!
Port
is
expected
to
face
sentencing
for
his
actions
on
December
17th
and
will
have
to
pay
over
$930k
in
restitution.
Columbus
Attorney
Disbarred
After
Being
Charged
With
Stealing
More
Than
$900,000
[Dispatch]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.