John J. Schlageter, III, J.D., Esq.
Senior Lecturer
Program Director
HH 1300A
Mail Stop 119
Phone: 419.530.7748
Fax: 419.530.7752
john.schlageter@utoledo.edu
biography
John J. Schlageter, III, Esq., is a Senior Lecturer and the Program Director of the University of Toledo’s ABA-approved Legal and Paralegal Studies Program. Mr. Schlageter has experience working with paralegals, is knowledgeable about developments in paralegal education and committed to the education and utilization of paralegal services. Mr. Schlageter is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (BA) and the University of Toledo, College of Law (J.D.). After earning his degree in law, John was admitted to the Ohio and Michigan Bars, as well as the United Stated District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. John has been a partner in local law firms and his main areas of practice have included corporate, estate planning, personal injury, litigation, employment, and domestic relations law. John is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Michigan State Bar Association, and the Michigan Trial Lawyers’ Association.
John has taught a variety of classes including Litigation, Business Associations, Contracts, Law Practice Management, Civil Procedure, Introduction to Law, Administrative Law, Mediation, and Mock Trial. In addition to arranging and monitoring internships, Mr. Schlageter has also served as a coach for the University of Toledo Mock Trial Team and an advisor for the Undergraduate Law Society. John completed forty hours of Mediation Training by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution in Des Moines, Iowa and met all other requirements to become an authorized Mediator of the Academy. John has also completed 40 hours of SCAO Approved Mediation training through the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s General Civil Mediator Training.
Along with Professors Henry Cheeseman and Kathleen Reed, John has co-authored two textbooks entitled Business Organizations for Paralegals and Contract Law for Paralegals. John served on the American Bar Association Paralegal Approval Comission from 2020-2023.
