Stacey A. Campbell focuses his practice on employment litigation and employment policy matters. He is a skilled national litigator with trial experience in both federal and state courts and has successfully first-chaired jury trials involving discrimination, breach of contract and personal injury. 

Stacey has litigated all types of employment discrimination cases, including those on the basis of race, sex, sexual harassment, pregnancy, disability and age, and he frequently advises clients around the country on covenants not to compete and unfair competition matters. He also served as temporary in-house counsel to represent a medical device company in non-compete and trade secret cases.

He has also litigated Fair Labor Standards Act cases and regularly advises clients on FLSA issues, conducts audits on employer pay practices, and evaluates and assists companies with proper employee classification.

In addition to his litigation experience, Stacey has represented companies in labor disputes, labor arbitrations, and union contract development and negotiation.

Stacey frequently presents seminars on employment-related issues.

Stacey's practical approach to problem solving stems from his previous human resources experience and work in the legal department at a greeting card company. There, he developed FLSA experience, which included:

• Administering compensation for exempt and non-exempt employees
• Evaluating classified exempt and non-exempt positions
• Advising management on various methods to avoid improper deductions for exempt employees

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Founder, Executive Council LLC 
• Member, Executive Committee - National Employment Law Council
• Member, American Bar Association
• Co-chair, Equal Rights and Responsibility Committee, Non-competition Subcommittee - American Bar Association
• Member, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Appointed member, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
• Member, Board of Directors - American Red Cross of Greater Kansas City
• Member, Board of Directors - Youth Volunteer Corp of America
• Member, Board of Directors - Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Member, Board of Directors - O'Connor Inn of Court
• Former treasurer, Jackson County Bar Association
• Former chair, Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court, 2000-2001
• Former board member, Economic Development Council - Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Former chair, Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession Committee, Labor and Employment Section - American Bar Association
• Former vice chair, Employment Litigation Subcommittee, Business Law Section - American Bar Association

RECOGNITION

• Named, Forty Under 40 - The Kansas City Business Journal, 2005
• Named, Up and Comer - Ingram's Magazine, 2000
• Recipient, Young Lawyer of the Year - Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1999