Christopher Campbell is a member of Prince Lobel’s Employment practice group. He is a strategic adviser to clients, proactively guiding employers with real solutions that avoid litigation. Chris works closely with New England area employers, offering counsel on compliance with state and federal discrimination laws and other employment issues.
In addition to preventive work, Chris represents employers in claims brought in the Massachusetts state and federal trial courts and before state and federal administrative agencies, such as the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, and the U.S. Department of Labor. He also practices appellate work and has appeared numerous times before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Previously, Chris built a management-side practice for more than 20 years with the Boston office of a national management-side practice. He also worked for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, resolving discrimination claims, answering inquiries from Massachusetts citizens and attorneys, and drafting agency memoranda and hearing decisions.
Chris regularly conducts sexual harassment investigations and management training for employers throughout New England and was first certified by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination for training in 2001.
Chris also regularly practices in Rhode Island state and federal court, and before the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights.
2023: Recognized by “Best Lawyers in America®” in the field of Employment Law – Management
Mole v. UMASS, 442 Mass 582 (Mass. 2004) – defense of directed verdict obtained on claim of retaliation through further appellate review by SJC. Cited in over 200 cases primarily for principles of causation developed in appellate argument.
Ryder v. Pearson Education, 468 F. Supp. 3d 489 (D.R.I. 2020) (gender/retaliation).
Solola v. Prospect CharterCare/Sodexo, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51322 (D.R.I. 2019) (race discrimination/retaliation)
Locke v. US Airways, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139256 (D. Mass. 2013), aff’d, 764 F. 3d 73 (2014) (retaliation/contract)
Ryan v. Greater Lawrence Tech. Sch., 896 F. Supp. 2d 117 (D. Mass. 2012) (gender/retaliation)
Richards v. City of Lowell, 472 F. Supp. 2d 51 (D. Mass 2006) (whistleblower/retaliation)
November 18, 2021: Prince Lobel Zoom webinar, “Meet the MCAD: A Conversation with the Commission Against Discrimination”
December 9, 2020: Prince Lobel Zoom webinar, “The Deadline’s Approaching! What Employers Need to Know About the New Mass. Paid Family and Medical Leave Act”
August 13, 2020: a Prince Lobel virtual roundtable, “Coronavirus: What Employers Need to Know”
Education
Northeastern University, J.D., 1995
Skidmore College, B.A., 1988
Bar Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
