Marc Campsen maintains a varied litigation practice with a particular focus on commercial and employment related disputes. He regularly represents businesses in a wide range of commercial matters including breach of contract and warranty, interference with contract/business relations, corporate ownership disputes, trademark disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, consumer protection violations, and False Claims Act issues. Marc also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to representing employers in matters relating to EEOC complaints, discrimination claims under Title VII and the ADA, among others, violations of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Maryland Wage Lien Law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, and employment agreement disputes. Finally, Marc has extensive experience representing insurance companies in complex coverage matters as well as representing railroads in FELA actions and other regulatory related matters.
Marc is active in various local business groups including the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Defense Counsel and the Greater Baltimore Committee.
Marc received his law degree from the University of Baltimore, School of Law where he was an editor on the Law Review and a member of the Heuisler Honor Society. Prior to joining the firm, Marc clerked for the Honorable Lawrence F. Rodowsky on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and practiced in the litigation department of another mid-sized Baltimore firm. Prior to attending law school, Marc worked in New York City for a national publishing house and an internet startup.
Marc is the author of the bimonthly blog – Campsen’s Business BLAWG.
State and Federal Trial Courts
Employment Disputes
Obtained summary judgment in New York Federal District Court in favor of employer on 26 federal and New York state law discrimination claims.
Obtained summary judgment in Virginia Federal District Court in favor of employer on ADA discrimination and failure to accommodate claims, struck claim for statutory damages under remaining ADA retaliation claim and obtained judgment in bench trial.
Obtained summary judgment in Virginia Federal District Court in favor of employer on Title VII reverse discrimination claim.
Obtained dismissal in District of Columbia Federal District Court in favor of Michigan state agency on Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 discrimination claims.
Obtained judgment in three-day bench trial in Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in favor of employee for employer’s failure to pay commissions and obtained six-figure settlement to satisfy judgment.
Obtained dismissal with prejudice in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County on behalf of employer against co-owner/former employee’s claim that employer breached an employment agreement by failing to pay all wages and benefits due and a related claim under Maryland’s Wage Payment & Collection Law seeking similar damages and attorney’s fees.
Obtained favorable settlements for numerous employers in Maryland Federal District Court actions initiated by dozens of former employees asserting Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage and Hour Law, and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law violations.
Commercial Disputes
Obtained summary judgment in Maryland Federal District Court in favor of corporation on its claim against minority shareholder/former employee for breach of contract related to ownership and use of corporation’s IP and obtained permanent injunction prohibiting minority shareholder/former employee from using corporation’s IP.
Obtained summary judgment in Maryland Federal District Court in favor of surety on counterclaim against it asserting bad faith settlement of multiple bond claims.
Obtained summary judgment in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in favor of corporation on claims against it of tortious interference with economic relations and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Obtained stipulated dismissal in the Circuit Court for Carroll County on behalf of corporation of shareholder’s claims of breach of contract, defamation, and interference with economic relations and obtained large monetary settlement of corporation’s counter-claim against shareholder for breach of employment contract and fraud.
Obtained dismissal in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on behalf of out of state manufacturer for lack of personal jurisdiction in product liability action.
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Obtained numerous summary judgments in Maryland Federal District Court and Maryland state courts in favor of insurers on CGL coverage disputes relating to both personal injury and property damages, including under the pro-rata time-on-the-risk allocation methodology, as well as settling many similar coverage disputes.
Appellate Courts
Obtained reversal and remand in Court of Special Appeals of Maryland of Circuit Court’s order compelling employer to arbitrate employee’s wage dispute under Maryland’s Wage Lien Law.
Successfully defended appeal in Court of Special Appeals of Maryland on behalf of engineering firm relating to liability for worker injury on construction site.
Obtained affirmance in District of Columbia Court of Appeals of summary judgment on behalf of surety regarding surety’s obligations under payment bond.
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Baltimore City Bar Association
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- New York State Bar Association
- Connecticut State Bar Association
- Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce
- Maryland Defense Counsel
- Author: The Surety’s Exposure for Wages & Related Liabilities, presented at the 26th Annual Northeast Surety & Fidelity Claims Conference, September 2015.
- Author: The Current Status of Commercial General Liability Insurance for Faulty Workmanship, presented at the 25th Annual Northeast Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference, September 2014
- Author: A Surety’s Liability on a Supersedeas Bond, presented at the 24th Annual Northeast Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference, September 2013
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 13 – Your Confidential Business Information May Not Be a Protectable Trade Secret
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 12 – Business Owners Generally Do Not Qualify for Federal Discrimination Protections
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 11 – ADA: The Basics For Employers
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 10 – New Exemptions to Federal Wage Laws
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 9: Trademarks – Do You Have a Protectable Mark?
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 8 – Trademarks: First-in-time, First-in-right – but where?
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 7 – UPDATE: Did You Just Hire An Employee Or An Independent Contractor? And Why It Matters.
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 6 – Did You Just Hire An Employee Or An Independent Contractor? And Why It Matters.
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 5 – Title VII Discrimination Claims in the Age of Telecommuting
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 4 – The Wage Lien Law – Maryland’s Undercover Wage Remedy
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 3 – OVERTIME: The “Basics” and Not So Basic Information
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 2 – Covenants Not to Compete and Their Not-So-Uncertain Future in Maryland
Campsen’s Business BLAWG Vol. 1 – Commissions – When Are They Legally Earned?
- Ruxton Ridge Community Association, Board Member
