Jeremy S. Scholtes

Litigation (Federal; MD; VA; DC)

• Construction
• Breach of contract and warranty
• Owner v Prime; Prime v Sub disputes
• Mechanic’s Lien
• Appeal of agency claim denials (judicial review of administrative decisions)
• Commercial and Business
• General breach of contract and/or warranty
• Non-compete and non-solicitation
• Shareholder and derivative claims
• Fiduciary duties and responsibilities
• Fraud
• Defamation
• Eminent domain and condemnation (Maryland)

Military Background

Before joining Miles & Stockbridge, Jeremy had a notable career with the United States Army, first as an infantry officer and then as a Judge Advocate General officer (JAG).  

• From 2001 to 2005, Jeremy served as a Rifle Platoon Leader in the 25th Infantry Division (Hawaii), and subsequently as a Ranger Platoon Leader, Battalion Training Officer, and Rear Detachment Commander in the 3/75th Ranger Regiment.  
• In 2005, Jeremy was selected through the Army’s Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) to attend law school.  From 2005 to 2008, Jeremy was a law student at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. 
• From 2008 to 2014, Jeremy served as a Labor and Employment Attorney, a Prosecutor, and the Chief of Regulatory Compliance and Ethics. He was assigned at Ft. Meade Garrison Command (Ft. Meade, MD), 17th Fires Brigade and I Corps (Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA and Iraq), and 2d Infantry Division (Korea), respectively.  
• He combat deployed to Iraq three times.

After 13 years of active duty, in 2014 Jeremy transitioned to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) as a JAG with 10th Legal Operations Detachment (Gaithersburg, MD) (2014-2016) and then 13th Legal Operations Detachment-Expert (Upper Marlboro, MD) and U.S. Army Legal Services Agency (2016-2017), representing Army Soldiers and former Soldiers in their appeals before the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals (ACCA) and the U.S. Army Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF).

After 21 years of combined Army service, Jeremy retired in July. He most recently served as a Lieutenant Colonel and an Adjunct Professor at The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School in the National Security Department in Charlottesville, VA.

Jeremy graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law with a certificate in environmental law. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy (West Point), where he won the Superintendent’s Award.