When
UnitedLex
this
week
announced
the
sudden
departure
of
James
Schellhase
from
his
position
as
chief
executive
officer,
it
seemed
a
mystery,
since
he
had
just
celebrated
his
one-year
anniversary
in
that
role
and
had
even
just
been
on
my
LawNext
podcast
to
reflect
on
that
year
—
an
interview
suggested
by
the
company.
Even
Schellhase’s
LinkedIn
profile
suddenly
disappeared.
But
the
day
after
his
departure,
video
was
posted
to
the
social
media
platform
X
showing
a
man
who
appears
to
be
Schellhase
being
confronted
by
a
group
of
four
men
associated
with
Dads
Against
Predators,
which
Wikipedia
says
is
a
vigilante
group
whose
members
pose
as
minors
on
the
internet
to
lure
men
into
filmed,
live
confrontations.
Elsewhere,
a
cofounder
of
the
group
posted
screenshots
alleged
to
show
chats
between
Schellhase
and
someone
he
thought
was
a
15-year-old,
arranging
to
meet.
I
have
no
way
of
confirming
the
veracity
of
any
of
these
allegations.
A
source
inside
UnitedLex
with
knowledge
of
the
situation
said
that
Schellhase’s
departure
had
nothing
to
do
with
his
work
there
or
any
sort
of
corporate
or
employment-related
malfeasance.
The
source
said
that
Schellhase
had
been
a
good
CEO
during
his
tenure
and
that
employees
had
been
excited
about
the
company’s
future
with
him
at
the
helm.