Profile:

Mr. Schetelich is one of the firm’s founding principals. He heads both the firm’s corporate and business law practice and its personal legal services department. Mr. Schetelich concentrates his work in fields of business planning, business litigation, tax planning and trusts and estates.

Mr. Schetelich is highly regarded by attorneys and the community at large for his legal skills and community service. He holds an AV rating from Martindale Hubble, awarded by peer review, for the highest standards of professional skill and ethical practice. He is a member of the faculty of National Business Institute, as its instructor on Maryland Elder Law in 1996.  He is a frequent speaker and contributor on business and taxation issues.  

Mr. Schetelich also has extensive court room and trial experience, in both Maryland state courts and federal courts. He has appeared before both Maryland appellate courts and has in his career, been admitted for argument in three separate Circuits of the United States Court of Appeals. He has managed an extensive toxic tort defense as the lead Baltimore City attorney for asbestos defendants.

Mr. Schetelich devotes much of his practice to assisting charitable and religious organizations. He represents many churches throughout Maryland. He is active in many Christian ministries in the greater Baltimore area. He has served as the commentator on Religion and the Law, a weekly radio feature. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Baltimore School of the Bible (where he has been an instructor for over 15 years), for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, for the Christian Professional Network (current President), for the Baltimore Fellowship Foundation (current Chairman) and for Loizeaux Brothers Publications.  He is an author of Maryland Law of Religious Corporations.  In 1992, Mr. Schetelich was honored by Mayor Kurt Schmoke for outstanding citizenship in dedication and commitment to the citizens of Baltimore.

Professional Affiliations:

• Maryland State Bar Association (Estate and Trust Section, Tax Section)
• Bar Association of Baltimore City

Education:

• Washington and Lee University School of Law

  Juris Doctor awarded (magna cum laude) in 1980

  Burks Scholar Teaching Fellow, John Marshall Research Fellow (Order of the Coif)

• Kean College of New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts awarded in 1977 (summa cum laude)

Bar Admissions:

• United States Supreme Court
• Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• Fourth, Eleventh and Federal D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals