From the Press Herald via Downeast Law:
Poe was an attorney for Josephine Davis Day, who owned the Trailing Yew boarding home on Monhegan Island from the 1920s until her death in 1996, at age 99.
Poe prepared Day’s will and a trust that provided for the continuing operation of the Trailing Yew Inn. As the sole trustee, Poe was supposed to pay for the inn’s expenses, then divvy up profits to several beneficiaries. Instead, Poe was allegedly siphoning off profits for himself, and he stopped sending out payments entirely in 2003, according to court documents.
The state ethics board is recommending Poe be disbarred.
Anyone know this guy? Or does anyone know the Trailing Yew? [Insert small bitter complaint from long story for another time: though I was married to a lobsterman with a gigantic boat, I have never been to Monhegan.]
2 comments:
Hey Snoozer - I know this guy. He's the JP who married my lovely bride and me 10 years ago. He's also a neighbor. We have said he might be one of the creepiest people we know - and that was before we read about his dastardly deed! The only estate planning he was doing apparently was his own!
Thanks for this info anonymous. I wondered what kind of impression he left on people.
Apparently his mojo is good in the nuptials department.
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