Elbert Walton

Elbert A. Walton Jr. (born February 21, 1942) is a former American lawyer and politician.

Walton was born on February 21, 1942,[1] and graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.[2] He was admitted to the Missouri state bar in 1974.[3] Walton served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993 as a Democrat.[1] In 2009, Walton was fired as chief attorney of the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District after a dispute about legal fees.[4][5] Walton was suspended from the practice of law following a September 2013 status conference before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Missouri's Eastern Judicial District.[3] He was subsequently barred from the court.[4] In 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court heard a court case involving Walton and alleged violations of professional legal ethics.[6] The state supreme court ruled on the case in December 2019, ordering his disbarment.[7] The disbarment took effect by default in January 2020, as Walton had not responded to charges.[3]

References
  1. Walton, Elbert (October 8, 1997). "Elbert A. Walton Jr. Oral History Interview". Oral History Project (Interview). Interviewed by Will Sarvis. St. Louis, Missouri: The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. Walentik, Steve (February 27, 2017). "Panel discusses ways to mold future for African Americans in St. Louis". University of Missouri St. Louis Daily. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. Kidd, Karen (January 6, 2020). "Longtime St. Louis attorney disbarred by default following alleged rules violations". St. Louis Record. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. Kim, Jacob (June 18, 2014). "Walton, former Northeast fire district attorney, is banned from bankruptcy court". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. "Fired lawyer firing back". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 11, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. Taylor, Jason (March 30, 2017). "MISSOURI SUPREME COURT HEARS CASE OVER PENALTIES AGAINST FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE WALTON". Missouri.net. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  7. Suntrup, Jack (December 24, 2019). "St. Louis lawyer, former state rep disbarred in professional misconduct case". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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