College of Health and Human Services

Paralegal Studies

Karin L. Coble, Esq., joined the College of Health and Human Services Paralegal faculty as a Lecturer in 2019, teaching Legal Research and Writing and a variety of other courses.  Karin is a licensed attorney in Ohio in private practice, with over 15 years of experience focusing almost exclusively on state court appeals, including cases before the Ohio Supreme Court.  From 2004 to 2010, she worked as a Staff Attorney to Judge William Skow at the Court of Appeals.  

Karin taught philosophy classes as a part-time instructor at the University of Toledo from 1999 to 2010, through law school and during her tenure at the Court of Appeals.  The courses included logic, critical thinking, ethics, and the history of philosophy.  After law school, Karin taught several courses in both philosophy of law and business ethics.

Karin has taught several Continuing Legal Education courses for a variety of groups, including the Toledo Women's Bar Association and the Ohio Association or Criminal Defense Lawyers. 

Education
University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., cum laude (2004)
University of Toledo Graduate School, M.A., Philosophy, magna cum laude (2001)
University of Toledo, B.A., with honors in Philosophy (December, 1996)

Bar Admissions 
Ohio (2004)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2010)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2012)

Memberships
Toledo Bar Association, Appellate Court Committee
Toledo Junior Bar Association, Past President (2017)
Toledo Women’s Bar Association
Lucas County Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2016-present
Sandusky County Bar Association