Paige Kohn

Paige Kohn is a Professor of Legal Writing at Capital University Law School. She joined the faculty full-time in 2022 after over a decade of legal practice in civil litigation and e-discovery. Her current teaching includes first-year legal writing, transactional drafting, and the upcoming course Justice Advocacy, which integrates social and economic justice principles.

• Education: J.D., Capital University Law School, cum laude; B.A., The Ohio State University, with honors and distinction in history.

Her research focuses on legal writing pedagogy, professional identity formation, and the intersection of law with bias and social justice. She actively contributes to legal education through conference presentations at AALS Annual Meeting, LWI Biennial, and SEALS on NextGen Bar Exam readiness and holistic lawyering.

Professor Kohn has published articles in outlets like the Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterly and ABA Litigation Journal, addressing litigation, mediation, and e-discovery. Her upcoming article (2025) in the Southern Illinois University Law Journal explores decriminalizing mental illness.

As a faculty advisor for the Capital University Law Review, she mentors students in academic publishing. Her prior legal practice includes roles as a staff attorney at Franklin County Common Pleas Court and litigation associate at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, specializing in antitrust and e-discovery.