Austin P. Campbell

Austin P. Campbell serves as a senior trial attorney at Rob Wiley, P.C., in Dallas, Texas. Since joining the firm in 2016, he has dedicated his career to assisting employees with a variety of workplace issues, including combating illegal discrimination and retaliation, and resolving contract disputes. He represents clients in Dallas and the surrounding areas.Mr. Campbell advocates for employees' rights in both state and federal courts, and before federal agencies. He has participated in numerous hearings, mediations and depositions. Additionally, he has served as lead counsel in an arbitration and a week-long Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) hearing for a federal worker.Most recently, Mr. Campbell tried a case before a federal jury in San Antonio, along with two other colleagues. He also provides counsel on negotiating severance agreements and navigating administrative processes required by agencies such as the EEOC, OSHA and the Texas Workforce Commission. He has successfully challenged employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups, federal agencies, cities and school districts on behalf of his clients.Licensed to practice in Texas and Tennessee, Mr. Campbell is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Employment Lawyers Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association.Mr. Campbell graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2016, where he made the dean's list and served as an articles editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. He contributed to the student newspaper and was active in the fencing club and Model UN. Throughout his academic career, he volunteered with numerous organizations, particularly those focused on helping shelter animals.Rated “Excellent” on Avvo, Mr. Campbell’s interest in employment law was sparked at Vanderbilt Law School, where he was a member of the Civil Practice Clinic, and the Labor and Employment Law Society. At the clinic, he helped those unable to afford legal services with various issues, including Social Security Disability Insurance. He also participated in mock trials and moot court competitions. During law school, he interned for federal District Judge Jorge Solis in Dallas, Senior District Judge John T. Nixon in Nashville, the Tennessee Attorney General's Office and the Tennessee Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins.