WATCH NOW: Employment Law Webinar- A Year-End Wrap Up
December 6, 2022

During this webinar, Shulman Rogers’ Employment Law Group Co-Chair, Merry Campbell and Michele Stein, Area Senior Vice […]
Meredith (“Merry”) Campbell serves as a business advisor to local, national and global clients who look to her for counsel on managing their most important asset — their employees. Clients hire her because she successfully resolves workplace-related issues while helping them to maintain a positive and productive workplace. She often serves as outside-General Counsel to her clients, advising on personnel matters and ensuring that her clients are up-to-date on compliance, training and other related issues. One long-term client said, “Merry is my go-to resource. She knows employment law inside and out and I always know she will have the answers to my problems.” And when there is a complaint or concern about potential inappropriate behavior, Merry helps guide clients on how to properly investigate and respond with the goal of avoiding turning problems into tragedies.
Employers regularly praise Merry’s “combination of knowledge and practicality” and appreciate her proactive advice on employment agreements and handbooks, workplace harassment issues, performance management, reductions in force, FLSA and wage/hour compliance, independent contractors, social media and other aspects of the employment relationship. Many clients have remarked on Merry’s ability to not only give them sound advice, but to also recommend the best implementation tailored to the specific work environment. One client notes, “Merry is outstanding. When I became General Counsel, I ultimately replaced all existing counsel with the exception of Merry. I think that speaks volumes.”
Merry has been a mainstay for clients and prospective clients navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic and the myriad issues it has created. Delivering webinars, issuing timely legal alerts and responding to questions day-in, day-out, Merry has been a “calming counterbalance to the unknown. We appreciate that as soon as there is a change in regulations, she lets us know – and as soon as we have a question, she has an answer.”
Merry conducts harassment prevention and related training for companies, and also develops handbooks, offer letters and other employment documents that she offers on a flat-fee basis. She regularly conducts harassment investigations for clients and as a third-party neutral. She uses her counseling experience to dig into the facts and circumstances of an allegation, providing impartial and thorough results and guidance on what to do next.
Perhaps more than anything, clients appreciate that Merry answers the phone. She treats her clients’ problems as her own, and is always responsive. She has delivered exceptional results for manufacturing, technology and services employer-clients, including family-owned businesses, local and regional companies, and national and multi-national corporations in all phases of employment law. When faced with equal employment claims, wage and hour issues, the protection of confidential and proprietary business information and the enforcement of restrictive covenants, Merry deftly resolves disputes outside of the courtroom – and, if litigation becomes necessary, she works in tandem with the Shulman Rogers litigation team to ensure clients receive the most zealous representation possible.
Merry’s practice also includes representation of management in dealings with labor unions and the NLRB, representing employers with bargaining units ranging from a handful to hundreds of employees. She has helped clients defeat union campaigns and defend against ULPs, but she also understands that dealing with a union means creating a long-term relationship in which you need to know how to pick your battles. She works with companies across industries and work environments — including clients subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA) — and she regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements that allow her clients to maintain workplace harmony while preserving management rights.
After obtaining her law degree from Harvard and starting her career with an international law firm, Merry returned home to Montgomery County, Maryland. She is the Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group and of the Corporate Investigations, Governance and Risk Management Group, and is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She has been quoted in BusinessWeek, The Washington Post and other respected publications and is a published author for Thomson Reuters.
December 6, 2022
During this webinar, Shulman Rogers’ Employment Law Group Co-Chair, Merry Campbell and Michele Stein, Area Senior Vice […]
October 31, 2022
Meredith “Merry” Campbell was recently named to The Daily Record’s Power List of the top 25 Business and Employment Law attorneys in the state of Maryland.
August 24, 2022
Join us on 9/29/2022 at 9:30 AM for an Employment Law Webinar: Crowdsourcing Answers to Problematic HR Situations
June 29, 2022
On July 1, 2022, the Montgomery County, Maryland minimum wage rate will increase.
June 28, 2022
Regardless of your opinion on the decision, we can all agree that the world looks different now that abortion access is no longer guaranteed. We have fielded calls from many of you asking what you can do to change your policies and benefits in response to this decision.
June 21, 2022
Please join us for an Employment Law Webinar: Addressing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in HR Objectives
April 28, 2022
Maryland employers take note—under the state’s brand new paid family and medical leave law, employers must provide paid FMLA in January 2025.
March 21, 2022
On March 14, 2022, the EEOC issued new guidance regarding caregiver discrimination and the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 28, 2022
Please Join us for an Employment Law Webinar: Crowdsourcing Answers to Problematic HR Situations
February 17, 2022
Shulman Rogers’ Employment Law Group Chair, Merry Campbell, looks forward to moderating Women in Government Relations’ upcoming panel discussion: “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: How Recent State Labor Policies are Changing” on February 23, 2022 from 12:00 PM ET- 1:30 PM ET.
January 5, 2022
View a recording of Merry Campbell’s recent Employment Law Webinar: A Year End Wrap-Up.
December 21, 2021
Join Employment Law attorney, Merry Campbell on January 5, 2022 from 9:30 AM ET – 11:00 AM ET for an informative, free webinar.
November 19, 2021
Co-chair of Shulman Rogers’ Employment Law Group, Merry Campbell, invites you to join her for a webinar where she will discuss and address many of the pressing issues facing employers today.
October 25, 2021
POTOMAC, Md. (October 25, 2021) – 8 Shulman Rogers lawyers have been named Top Attorneys for 2021 by Bethesda Magazine. Recognized […]
August 18, 2021
Join us for an Employment Law Webinar: Crowdsourcing Answers to Problematic HR Situations
July 21, 2021
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group, looks forward to presenting the Montgomery County Society for Human Resource Management’s July Webinar – Low Down on Leave on July 21, 2021 from 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM.
July 1, 2021
Shulman Rogers’ Mergers and Acquisitions team was pleased to support our client, U.S.-based gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization, Vigene Biosciences, in their recent agreement to be acquired by Charles River Laboratories for up to $350 million.
May 25, 2021
Join Merry Campbell and Joy Einstein of the Shulman Rogers Employment Law Group for a webinar: The Lowdown on Leave Laws on June 22, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET.
May 20, 2021
Please join us for a webinar on June 17, 2021, from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET as we discuss multiple problematic scenarios we have observed through the years.
March 22, 2021
Watch video from A Conversation with Merry Campbell as she answered frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and its impact on employers.
February 1, 2021
Shulman Rogers is pleased to announce that Meredith “Merry” Campbell, Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Employment and Labor Law Group, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).
November 4, 2020
Join Employment Law attorney, Merry Campbell for this informative, free Year End Wrap-Up of Employment Law issues.
April 2, 2020
Many of you have reached out to discuss difficult decisions forced by COVID-19. On this call, Merry shared answers to your most commonly asked questions on the new paid sick and paid family leave – including: who qualifies, what it costs and how does other paid leave play into this.
April 1, 2020
A Call with Merry Campbell
Many of you have reached out to discuss difficult decisions forced by COVID-19. On this call, Merry will share answers to your most commonly asked questions on the new paid sick and paid family leave.
March 23, 2020
LISTEN TO THE CALL: Many of you have reached out to discuss difficult decisions forced by COVID-19. On this call, Merry will share answers to your most commonly asked questions about the difference between layoffs and furloughs.
March 19, 2020
COVID-19: What to do with your Employees — Recording of A Call with Merry Campbell
December 6, 2018
Shulman Rogers’ Employment and Labor Law Chair Merry Campbell served as a panelist for “Hiring & Firing in the #MeToo Era” […]
January 17, 2018
On January 12, Employment and Labor Law Co-Chair Merry Campbell spoke to business owners on harassment prevention and proper employee […]
January 12, 2018
Charlie Rose… Matt Lauer…could you be the next person to lose your job? Don’t put yourself or your company at […]
February 6, 2017
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Law Practice, was quoted in the “Answers to Tough HR Questions” section […]
December 2, 2016
Shulman Rogers represented Vigene Biosciences, Inc., a leading biotechnology company for viral vector production and development located in Rockville, Maryland […]
October 25, 2016
The Department of Labor issued its final rule establishing paid sick leave for most federal contractors. The rule applies to […]
September 1, 2016
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Law Practice, was quoted in the “Answers to Tough HR Questions” section […]
December 8, 2015
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group, was quoted in The Washington Post article, “Fired D.C. […]
June 30, 2015
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group, was named one of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment […]
October 29, 2014
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Merry Campbell and Joy Einstein provide guidance on HIPAA Compliance. The full article is available through Urgent Communications.
November 7, 2013
Meredith Campbell was quoted in this recent Bloomberg Businessweek article. To view the full text, click here.
March 29, 2012
Merry Campbell was quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek’s “More Reasons Not to Spy on Potential Hires.” The article is available through […]
September 26, 2011
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