Phone: (919) 787-7711
Facsimile: (919) 787-7710
ckargo@wrlaw.com
Bio
Campbell K. Kargo joined Wilson Ratledge as an Associate Attorney in 2024 and focuses her practice on Civil Litigation and Workers’ Compensation Defense. She graduated cum laude from Elon Law in 2023 where she was a Dean’s Scholar and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021.
In her time at Elon, Campbell was a member of the Elon Law Review where she served as a Symposium Editor for Volume 16. She was also selected to be a member of the Moot Court Board and served as a Teaching Assistant in the Legal Methods and Communications program, helping students improve their legal writing and analysis skills.
Campbell completed her legal residency with the Honorable Julianna Theall Earp at the Greensboro location of the North Carolina Business Court where she learned the importance of clarity in legal writing. Also during law school, she served as an intern for Judge Robert N. Hunter, Jr. (ret.) at Higgins Benjamin where she further refined her writing skills and gained experience in appellate work. Campbell also interned with a personal injury firm, Gray Legal Group.
Upon graduation, Campbell received the Michael L. Rich Memorial Award for Excellence in Criminal Law Studies and was one of five students in her class inducted into the National Order of Scribes, an honorary organization recognizing graduating law students who excel in legal writing.
Outside of work, Campbell enjoys spending time with her fiancé and dog, acting in local theater productions, and attending Hope Community Church.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation, including: general business, commercial, insurance, local government & law enforcement liability, and defamation
- Workers’ Compensation Defense
Education
- J.D., Elon University School of Law, cum laude, 2023
- B.A. in English and Dramatic Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2021
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2024
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 2024
- United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 2026
Professional Activities
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Wake County Bar Association
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
Publications
- Campbell K. Kargo, Note, The Federal Trade Commission Can’t Compete: Why the FTC is Likely to Fall to Challenges to the Proposed Rule Nationally Banning Non-Compete Agreements, 16 Elon L. Rev. 381 (2024).
Awards and Honors
- Michael L. Rich Memorial Award for Excellence in Criminal Law Studies
- Member of the National Order of Scribes