Attorney Grievance v. Shuler

Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Case No. C-02-CV-16-000732 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS Argued: April 3, 2017 OF MARYLAND Misc. Docket AG No. 81 September Term, 2015 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND v. MELODIE VENEE SHULER Barbera, C.J. Greene Adkins McDonald Hotten Getty Harrell, Jr., Glenn T., (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ. PER CURIAM ORDER Filed: April 3, 2017 ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE * In the COMMISSION OF MARYLAND * Court of Appeals v. * of Maryland * Misc. Docket AG No. 81 MELODIE VENEE SHULER * September Term, 2015 PER CURIAM ORDER For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed, it is this 3rd day of April 2017, ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Melodie Venee Shuler be, and she is hereby, disbarred, effective immediately, from the further practice of law in the State of Maryland; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall strike the name of Melodie Venee Shuler from the register of attorneys, and pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-761, shall certify that fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund and the clerks of all judicial tribunals in the State; and it is further ORDERED that Respondent shall pay all costs as taxed by the Clerk of this Court, including the costs of all transcripts, pursuant to Maryland Rule 19-709, for which sum judgment is entered in favor of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland against Melodie Venee Shuler. /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge