ATTORNEY
' GRIEVANCE COMMISSION • IN THE
OF MARYLAND • COURT OF APPEALS
• OF MARYLAND
Petitioner
• 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
Attorney Grievance v. Scheltema
Combined Opinion