Maria Agostinho Campbell

Maria Agostinho Campbell is a labor and employment attorney who advises employers on workplace issues and defends employment claims. Her practice includes discrimination and harassment litigation, workplace investigations, labor relations, disability accommodations, and compliance with Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and FLSA requirements. She also counsels employers on sick and safe leave, employment agreements, workplace policies, and preventive strategies designed to reduce legal risk.

Maria earned a J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2020 and a B.S. in Human Resource Development, Organizational Leadership, and Policy Development from the University of Minnesota in 2013. Her academic background complements practical experience in human resources and employment law. This combination supports her work advising organizations on employee relations, compliance, policy development, workplace investigations, and disputes involving federal and state employment requirements.

Maria previously worked as a human resources professional at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she handled recruiting, performance management, FMLA, FLSA, nepotism agreements, employment policies, and other employee relations matters. She later clerked for Judge Edward Sheu in Ramsey County District Court and served as a judicial extern for Justices Paul Thissen and Anne K. McKeig. Her industry experience includes retail, manufacturing, higher education, hospitality, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations.

Maria Agostinho Campbell is admitted in Minnesota and California and before the US District Court for the District of Minnesota. She has handled employment litigation and preventive counseling for employers and has presented on changing workplace expectations, remote work, work-life balance, and related employment issues. Her professional involvement includes the National Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Warren E. Burger Inn of Court, and service as a National Employment Law Council Fellow in 2023. Her work combines practical HR insight with legal advocacy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
• Member, National Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota Bar Association
• Fellow, National Employment Law Council

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• California

Education

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Minnesota
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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