Case Title: Attorney Grievance v. Scheltema

Citation: 

Docket Number: 130ag/16

State: maryland

Court: Maryland Supreme Court

Date: 2017-07-18T00:00:00Z

Document:
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ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION 	
• 	
IN THE 
OF MARYLAND 	
• 	
COURT OF APPEALS 
• 
OF MARYLAND 
Petitioner 
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Misc. Docket AG 
v. 	
• 	
No. 130 
 
• 
September Term, 2016 
 
JAMES ROBERT JORDAN SCHELTEMA 
Respondent 
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ORDER 
Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Disbarment by Consent filed herein pursuant 
to Maryland Rule 19-736 and Respondent's acknowledgement therein that sufficient evidence 
exists to sustain allegations that he committed professional misconduct in violation of Rules 
8.4(b)(c) & (d) of the Maryland Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct in effect at the time of 
the misconduct, it is this  18th  day of 	
July 	
,2017, 
ORDERED, that James Robert Jordan Scheltema, Respondent, is hereby disbarred by 
consent from the practice of law in this State, effective immediately; and it is further 
ORDERED, that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of James Robert Jordan 
Scheltema from the register of attorneys in this Court, notify Respondent of the filing of this 
order in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-742(a)(1), and comply with the notice provisions set 
forth in Maryland Rule 19-761(b). 
/s/ Sally D. Adkins 
Judge