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Camille Joy DeCamp
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Camille Joy DeCamp is an experienced litigator in the areas of employment, construction, and general complex business litigation. She has appeared in state and federal courts throughout California. She also has experience in negotiating and drafting legislation, including testifying at California Assembly committee hearings.
Prior to joining Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, Ms. DeCamp spent the majority of her legal career at a large, nationwide law firm. Before becoming an attorney, Ms. DeCamp worked in academia where she taught many undergraduate courses in psychology. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of San Diego and her master’s degree in clinical psychology from Western Kentucky University. During her undergraduate and graduate work in psychology, Ms. DeCamp presented her research at conferences throughout the United States and in Europe.
Experience
Construction Law
Ms. DeCamp has represented and counseled major U.S. businesses, architects/engineers and other individuals in a wide variety of commercial and construction disputes, professional liability/architect and engineer liability matters, including construction and design defects, delay and disruption, and product liability. Ms. DeCamp has also represented clients in complex, multi-plaintiff asbestos and toxic tort litigation. She has defended cases related to exposure to hazardous materials, including, benzene, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, asbestos, and mold.
Employment Law
Ms. DeCamp’s employment law practice includes employment law defense, including wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour matters, and related claims, and handling administrative charges. She has experience in the representation of businesses, including hospitality companies, small businesses, and individuals in employment, commercial and business litigation. Ms. DeCamp’s employment litigation practice includes: wage and hour matters, including class action lawsuits, wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims, and handling administrative charges. Her transactional employment work includes: drafting of EEOC and DFEH responses, witness interview and depositions, preparation of separation, settlement and employment agreements and assisting with reductions in force, counseling employers on state and federal regulation compliance, terminations and workplace policies, and assisting clients with training programs.
Business Litigation
Ms. DeCamp’s business litigation practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on consumer-related class action suits. Ms. DeCamp has extensive experience prosecuting, resolving, and defending complex class action litigation matters with an emphasis on claims involving product liability, false advertising, consumer fraud, breach of contract, unfair business practices, and other various California consumer statutes, as well as claims on behalf of the general public against businesses with respect to claims of unfair business practices and false advertising.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
MASTER OF ARTS
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court—Central District of California
U.S. District Court—Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court—Southern District of California
All California Superior Courts
Professional Associations
San Diego County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter
National Notary Association
Asian Business Association
Phi Delta Phi (International Legal Honor Society)
Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology)
Kappa Delta Sorority
Honors & Awards
Student Bar Association Vice-President, 2002-2004
President, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, 2003-2004
Prosecutor, Honor Court, University of San Diego School of Law 2003-2004
San Diego International Law Journal, 2002
USD Community Service Grant Recipient, 2002
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, initiated 2002
Psychology Department Outstanding Senior Award, 1996
Departmental Honors in Psychology, 1996
Cum Laude graduate, 1996
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges & University, 1996
President, Kappa Delta Sorority—Zeta Rho Chapter, 1995
Kappa Delta Sorority—Zeta Rho Chapter, initiated 1995
Psi Chi National Psychology Honors Society, initiated 1995
Order of Omega National Greek Honor Society, initiated 1995
Alpha Kappa Iota National University Union Honor Society, initiated 1995
President of Psi Chi, 1995-1996
Psychology Club Executive Board Member, 1993-1996
Western Kentucky University Graduate Research Grant (1997) for a total of $500.00
Psychology Department Tutor, 1994-1996
Associated Students’ Academic Research Grant each semester from 1994 – 1996. Totals varied from $100.00 – $250.00
Publications
Sgoutas-Emch, S. A., & Johnson, C. J. (1998). The effects of journal writing on both physiological and psychological parameters of anxiety toward statistic courses. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 25 (1), 49-57.
Johnson, C. J., & Sgoutas-Emch, S. A. (1997). High and low facilitators to test anxiety: Do they differ in measures of performance and anxiety toward statistics? Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, 11, 22-29.
Johnson, C. J. (1996). The effects of contrast on perceptual processes. Der Zeitgeist: The Student Journal of Psychology, July, 1-5.
Johnson, C. J. (2006). To Make a Difference. The Update, Spring 2006.

Camille’s Blog
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Federal Contractors
As a follow up to President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, (Order) the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (TASK Force) has issued its guidance (Guidance) in an effort to implement a science-based plan...
Updated Client Alert: Current State of Colorado Eviction Procedure and Other Changes to Landlord-Tenant Law Effective October 4, 2021.
As of October 4, 2021, the 30-day notice requirement for filing a residential eviction suit for failure to pay rent has expired and Governor Polis has stated that he does not intend to renew that protection. Governor Polis had previously extended Executive Orders D...
“Workouts & Workarounds” in Commercial Real Estate
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, managing partner, Giovanni Ruscitti, moderated a panel on "Workouts and Workarounds" within the Boulder Valley commercial real estate industry. This session was part of BizWest's annual Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference. Joining him...
In the News
Merritt Named Co-Chair of the Firm’s Trusts, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice
Shelly Merritt, a partner at Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, has been named the co-chair of the Firm's Trust, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice. Merritt has over thirty years of experience representing individuals, families, closely-held businesses, executives, and...
BHGR Introduces the Women’s Leadership Committee
Just in time for Women's History Month, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP formed and formally introduced the BHGR Women's Leadership Committee. The Women's Leadership Committee is comprised of sixteen female attorneys and was established to recognize and cultivate a...
BHGR Partnership Expands with 2023 Elections
The Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti partnership gathered at our Boulder office on January 31, 2023. In that meeting, attorneys Geoff Williamson and Benjamin Wilson were elected Equity Partners, and Elizabeth Froehlke and DJ Goldfarb were elected Non-Equity Partners,...
Firm Happenings
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1162 ("SB 1162"), expanding California's data reporting requirements under Government...
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
Client Alert: Colorado Places New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and their Employees
Colorado has long disfavored non-compete agreements within the state. Historically, under C.R.S. § 8-2-113, restrictive covenants were void and unenforceable except for under specific circumstances, including: the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a...