Disciplinary Counsel v. Lehmkuhl

{¶ 1} Respondent, Phillip Douglas Lehmkuhl of Mount Vernon, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0021246, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1978.

{¶ 2} In a December 5, 2011 complaint, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Lehmkuhl with professional misconduct based on (1) his failure to conduct an investigation to identify the proper party-defendants before filing a defamation action, (2) his failure to timely amend his complaint when he learned that he had erroneously filed suit against the daughter of the intended defendants, and (3) his failure to respond to the ensuing…