Background
Coates, Karen S. was born on August 25, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Coates, Karen S. was born on August 25, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1985). Dickinson School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1988).
Worked at Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Litigation, Administrative and Appellate Practice including Insurance Defense (Casualty, Life, Property and Surety), Negligence, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Toxic Torts, Insurance Coverage, Bonds, Environmental, Labor and Employment Law, Health Care and Construction Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Pennsylvania. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1987-1988.
Author: "The Evidentiary Use of Tachograph Charts in Civil Litigation," Dickinson Law Review, Spring, 1988 (reprinted in Personal Injury Review, 1988).
Member: Dauphin County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Defense Institute.
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is a litigation-oriented firm that traces the roots of its defense litigation practice back more than forty years. The firm is dedicated to providing high-quality, cost-effective representation of its clients in both state and federal courts and before Pennsylvania administrative agencies.
Member, Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1987-1988.