Aubrey B. "Trey" Harwell III

As a young lawyer, Trey cut his teeth working on the Bridgestone/Firestone tread separation/Ford Explorer rollover crisis (no criminal indictment) and the criminal investigation of San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo (guilty plea with no jail time and star witness for the government) involving former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards.

Trey has conducted numerous independent investigations on behalf of clients throughout the United States, and he has represented clients in court, before Congress, in front of regulatory authorities, and in the ever-present court of public opinion.

In addition to crisis management, Trey represents clients in complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense, business and corporate law, corporate compliance, public utilities and eminent domain, products liability and mass torts, and professional liability. Trey has defended major and complex civil cases for diverse clients, from individuals who have been treated unfairly to the largest corporations in need of representation. He has also quarterbacked many matters for clients, serving as their outside general counsel.

Trey is the Past President of the Nashville Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Litigation Counsel of America. He has been honored by his peers and clients and is among “Best of the Bar” by the Nashville Business Journal and by Best Lawyers. He maintains an AV Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating.