Aubrey B Harwell Jr

Practice Areas

Complex Business Litigation; Corporate Compliance; Crisis Management; Product Liability & Mass Torts; Securities Litigation; White-Collar Criminal Defense

Career

Aubrey B. Harwell Jr., who serves as the Adams & Reese White-Collar Criminal Defense Team Leader, has more than 50 years of experience as lead counsel in high-stakes, white-collar criminal defense and high-profile, crisis management cases that have garnered national media attention. Aubrey’s clients include top private corporate clients, and prominent public officials, including judges, governors, congressmen, state senators, mayors, and state attorneys general.

Aubrey represented former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, in numerous matters, including a completed federal criminal case involving former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, in regard to a Presidential Pardon. On the corporate side, Aubrey has represented the likes of Pfizer, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Bridgestone Americas, Rheem Manufacturing Company, CNA Insurance Company, and Pilot Flying J – the sixth largest private company in the country – regarding a myriad of issues arising out of the execution of a search warrant on the corporate offices in Knoxville, by approximately 100 Federal agents in 2013.

Before joining Adams & Reese, Aubrey co-founded Neal & Harwell, leading a firm that has become a staple in the Nashville community for more than 50 years.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; Nashville Bar Association - Fellow; American Board of Trial Advocates

Personal

Aubrey Harwell's service extends beyond the law firm, as he has been a long-time volunteer and leader for numerous civic and other organizations including: Boy Scouts of America - National Council, Executive Board Member and Past Treasurer; Meharry Medical College -

Board of Trustees and Past Chair; Nashville Bar Association - Past President; Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee - Board of Trustees and Past Chair; Nashville School of Law - Board of Trust Chairman; American Board of Trial Advocates - Executive Committee; Ingram Industries - Board of Directors.