Dunlap v. Ohio Pub. Defender's Office, 08ap-474 (1-29-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, John Quincy Dunlap, appeals the dismissal of his civil action against the defendant-appellee, the Ohio Public Defender's Office, for alleged legal malpractice in their representation of him at his trial and subsequent appeal. Because we find that the applicable statute of limitations contained in R.C. 2743.16(A) and R.C. 2305.11(A) bars his claims against the appellee, we affirm the trial court's dismissal of his lawsuit.

I. Facts

{¶ 2} Appellant filed his complaint on October 22, 2007, alleging that the employees of the appellee were negligent in representing…