James B. Rutledge, III, Attorney at Law

Current Law Practice

Jim Rutledge Esq LLC, Attorney at Law
Phoenix, MD
Partner, June 2020 – present
Regional Practice, Baltimore Metropolitan Area and Central Maryland

  • Estates, Trusts, Business & Real Estate
Legal Experience

Rutledge & Stevens, LLC, Attorneys at Law
Phoenix, MD
Partner, July 2009 – June 2020
Regional Practice, Baltimore Metropolitan Area and Central Maryland

  • Estates, Trusts, Business, Real Estate & Taxation

James B. Rutledge, III, Attorney at Law
Jarrettsville, MD, May 1999 – July 2009

  • Estates & Trusts Planning and Administration, Wills, Trusts, Gift and Estate Tax Planning, Guardianships, Business Law, Real Estate, and Agricultural Preservation, Divorce, and related Litigation.

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, Baltimore, MD
Senior Associate, 1998-1999

  • Business and Trust Litigation

James B. Rutledge, III, Attorney at Law, Statesboro, GA
Owner/Partner, 1995-1997

  • Civil rights, commercial and tort litigation, criminal defense, and small business law

Jones & Rutledge, Attorneys at Law, Statesboro, GA
Partner, 1993-1994

  • Business and Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense

District Attorney’s Office, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, Statesboro, GA
Assistant District Attorney, 1992-1993

  • Felony and Juvenile Prosecution, Lead Trial Attorney

Edenfield, Stone & Cox, Statesboro, GA
Partner and Associate, 1989-1991

  • Civil litigation, criminal defense, divorce, wrongful death, & business disputes

King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA
Associate, 1988

  • Health Care Team; complex health care litigation

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP, Baltimore, MD
Associate, 1986-1988

  • Insurance Defense and Business Litigation
Education

University of Maryland School of Law, 1986
J.D. with Honors – Top 10% of Class

  • Order of the Coif
  • Moot Court Board, Co-Chairperson
  • Best Appellate Brief Winner
  • Special Master, Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City
  • American Jurisprudence Award, Estate Planning
  • Trial Clinic, Admitted Student Practice Rule

University of Georgia, 1983
B.A., Magna Cum Laude

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Latin Prize, Classics Department
  • Lacrosse 1980-1983, Team Captain 82 & 83

North Harford High School
Harford County, Maryland, 1979

Professional Memberships
  • Maryland Bar, admitted 1986
  • Georgia Bar, admitted 1988
  • U.S. District Court of Maryland, admitted 1987
  • Harford County Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Association
Community Volunteer
  • President, Wellington Woods HOA, Bel Air
  • Former Youth Lacrosse Coach
  • Former member Jarrettsville Lions Club, Past President
  • Founding President of Habitat for Humanity Chapter, Statesboro, GA
Personal
  • Harford County and Bel Air resident
  • Raised on Harford County Beef Cattle Farm
  • Married 33 years to Kim with 2 adult children

Contact Us

You May Contact Us Directly

Bel Air, Maryland
210 N. Hickory Ave, Bel Air,
Maryland 21014
Phone: 240-512-2230