Karla Campbell is a dedicated advocate of employee rights, with a wide range of experience in civil litigation, appellate practice, labor, employment and ERISA. In addition to her general civil and appellate practice, Ms. Campbell is also active in providing labor and ERISA services to union-side and individual clients.
Ms. Campbell was a litigation attorney in Washington, D.C. She was the first law clerk selected to serve with the Hon. Jane Branstetter Stranch of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, she holds a certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies, and proudly served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador for three years.
Appellate Practice
Civil Litigation
Employment & Discrimination Law
ERISA Trust Funds
Labor Law
Labor Unions
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008)
Article Selection Editor, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
University of Virginia (B.A., 2002)
Highest Distinction
Representative Cases:
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Successfully argued for claimants’ direct access to the courts in certain ERISA cases, an issue of first impression in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Hitchcock v. Cumberland University.
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Negotiated the first community benefits agreement in Tennessee around the Nashville Major League Soccer stadium on behalf of community groups (2018).
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Successfully argued that Google and Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corp. jointly employ YouTube Music content operations workers. The NLRB Region 16 director ruled in March 2023 that Google LLC, whose parent company is Alphabet, has control over benefits, employee hours, supervision and direction of work. The Alphabet Workers Union filed a petition for a representation election in October 2022.
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About
Ms. Campbell is a 2002 graduate of the University of Virginia. She earned her J.D. degree in 2008 from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as the article selection editor of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. She is a member of the American, Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations; the board of directors of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee; the American Constitution Society, Nashville Lawyers Chapter; and the Lawyers Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter.