Faculty Profile: Karla Campbell

Karla M. Campbell is a dedicated advocate of employee rights, with a wide range of experience in civil litigation, appellate practice, labor, employment and ERISA. A fluent Spanish-speaker, she has helped the firm expand its range of services to clients experiencing employment issues, such as improper pay, harassment and discrimination, and wrongful termination. 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.

Prior to joining Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, Ms. Campbell was a litigation attorney in Washington, D.C. She was the first law clerk selected to serve with the Honorable Jane B. Stranch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In addition, she holds a certificate in Refugee and Humanitarian Emergencies, and proudly served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador for three years.

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.