Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Kohler

¶ 1. In this disciplinary proceeding, we review the report and recommendation of Referee Timothy L. Vocke that Attorney Jeffrey R. Kohler be publicly reprimanded for his professional misconduct in failing to comply with an opposing party's discovery request and with court orders to provide discovery, and in making misrepresentations to the court that he had complied.

¶ 2. In view of the fact that neither Attorney Kohler nor the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has appealed from the referee's report and recommendation, our review will proceed under SCR 22.17(2). In conducting our review, we…