Faculty Publications
Professor Essary joined Campbell Law School as its fourth dean in July 2006 following a 16-year career as a professor at Baylor University School of Law. Essary served as Campbell Law Dean for six years before moving into a full-time faculty position in July 2012.
Essary is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a magna cum laude graduate of the Baylor University School of Law. While studying at Baylor Law, she served as Executive Editor of the Baylor Law Review. Following graduation, she served as a trial lawyer for two Texas firms, most notably the Vinson and Elkins firm of Dallas, where she litigated complex commercial cases.
Upon joining Campbell Law, Essary immediately became a vital member of the Campbell University leadership team. In October 2007, the Campbell University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to relocate the law school from its traditional home on the Campbell campus in Buies Creek to a new location in the heart of downtown Raleigh, following the recommendation of a task force that she led. Under Essary's leadership, the law school realized unprecedented demand from highly credentialed prospective students, raised the profile and scholarship of law faculty, and developed new business and community partnerships throughout Raleigh and across the state.
Bostock: A Clean Cut into the Gordian Knot of Causation
Confessions of a Dean: Barriers and Breakthroughs to Communication
Retaliation Claims under Title VII, the ADEA, and the ADA: Untouchable Employees, Uncertain Employers, Unresolved Courts
The Dismantling of McDonnell Douglas v. Green: The High Court Muddies the Evidentiary Waters in Circumstantial Discrimination Cases
Wich v. Fleming: The Dilemma of a Harmless Defect in a Will
Navigating the First Year of Law School: A Practical Guide to Studying Law
Client Interviewing, Counseling & Decision-Making: A Practical Approach