Camille A. Avant

Camille A. Avant

Dallas, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025
Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Dallas/Fort Worth.

Biography

Camille is a Board Certified labor and employment attorney who is committed to providing representation and counsel to businesses and employees within DFW and the surrounding Texas areas. She has vast experience defending employers and employees before state and federal courts, arbitration tribunals, and administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Department of Labor, and the Texas Workforce Commission. Camille represents and counsels employers and employees in all aspects of employment, labor, business, and commercial litigation, including but not limited to:

· Covenants not to compete and not to solicit;

· Theft of trade secrets;
· Disclosure of confidential or proprietary information;
· Tortious interference with contract or business relations;
· Breach of employment contracts and other agreements;
· Breach of fiduciary duty;
· Discrimination and harassment;
· Wrongful termination and retaliation;
· and Wage and hour cases

Camille also drafts and reviews employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, severance agreements, employee handbooks, harassment policies, commission agreements, and non-compete and non-solicit provisions. Camille advises and counsels employers in various employment matters including harassment training, internal investigations, disability or other accommodations, and general employment practices. In addition, Camille is experienced in forensic collection, preservation, inspection, and remediation.

Before joining Crawford, Wishnew & Lang, Camille was a partner at Clouse Brown PLLC, an experienced employment trial firm in Dallas.

Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 2013

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2013
  • Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 2013

Client Testimonials

Ms. Avant has mediated cases with me. She represents her clients extremely well with professionalism and integrity.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Dallas/Fort Worth (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2021-2024 for work in:
  • Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2024
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2024
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2024
  • Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2023
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2023
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2023
  • Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2022
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2022
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2022
  • Labor and Employment Law - Employee - 2021
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management - 2021
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment - 2021

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