Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr.

Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. is ranked Senior Statesman in Litigation: General Commercial in Tennessee by Chambers USA.

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.

• Meharry Medical College – Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Nashville School of Law – Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Boy Scouts of America National Council – Treasurer, Executive Board Member
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Board of Trustees
• The Frist Center for the Visual Arts – Past Board of Trustees
• Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee – Past Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital – Past Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America – Past President & Past Chairman, Executive Board
• Easter Seals Society of Tennessee – Past Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Tennessee Performing Arts Center – Past Chairman, Board of Trustees
• Music City Bowl – Past Chairman, Board of Directors