Overview
Scott Harwell practices law at the Harwell Law Firm with offices in downtown Birmingham, Hoover and Homewood.
Areas of Practice:
Divorce and Family Law
Bankruptcy Law
Criminal Law
Probate Law – Wills & Estates
Personal Injury and Accident Law
Employment Law
Civil Litigation
Property Law / Real Estate
Worker’s Compensation
Social Security Claims
Small Business / Corporate Law
Mediation and Arbitration
Admissions:
1995, Alabama Bar
1996, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Member:
Alabama State Bar
Biography
Scott Harwell, the owner of Harwell Law Firm LLC, is a Birmingham Christian
Attorney that has been providing legal counsel from a Christian perspective for
18 years as an Alabama attorney. As a Christian attorney, Scott Harwell believes
that other than God, family is the most important aspect of a person’s life.
As a Christian lawyer, Scott Harwell employs Biblical legal principles in
advising and representing clients. This means that on most cases, the initial
strategy employed will be efforts to avoid a legal dispute. If these efforts
fail or your case has already reached the next level in the legal process, Mr.
Harwell will then attempt to resolve your legal problem and will attempt to
negotiate a fair and reasonable settlement prior to engaging in lengthy and
expensive litigation. However, if the opposing party is being unreasonable and
refuses to settle your case, Scott Harwell will aggressively and diligently
proceed with litigation and, if necessary, a trial.
Although Scott Harwell often fails, he does his best to follow the Golden Rule
by treating his clients as he would want to be treated. Mr. Harwell
accomplishes this by completely explaining your legal rights, potential legal
consequences, applying an economic cost and benefit analysis to your case, by
employing fair and reasonable billing practices and by keeping clients informed
about the status of their case. In over 18 years of practice as a Birmingham
attorney and Shelby County attorney and after representing thousands of
clients, only a handful of clients have ever had any questions about the time
they were charged on their case. If you need an Alabama attorney, please call Scott Harwell at (205) 980-1445.
Education:
Auburn University, B.S., 1992
University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1995
Mr. Harwell was born and raised in Flomaton, Alabama and currently
resides
in Chelsea, Alabama. In order to better serve his clients, Mr. Harwell’s
firm currently
has four convenient office locations in the Birmingham area and in
Shelby
County. Harwell Law Firm LLC’s primary Office is located at The Narrows
in Shelby County, Alabama at the bottom of Double Oak Mountain and on
the border of the city limits of Chelsea, Alabama. We also have a
Downtown
Birmingham Office at the Wells
Fargo Tower, in Hoover at One
Chase Corporate Center and in Homewood at Southbridge
Parkway.
After graduating with honors and as Salutatorian of his 1987 Flomaton High
School class, Mr. Harwell was awarded a scholarship to Auburn University from the Escambia County
Alumni Association. Mr. Harwell began college in 1987 and
was named to the Dean’s List as a freshman and numerous times throughout
college. While at Auburn, Mr. Harwell joined the fraternity of Tau Kappa
Epsilon (TKE) and was active on campus.
Mr. Harwell also participated in the Cooperative Education program and spent
several quarters working for IBM.
After graduating with honors from Auburn, Mr. Harwell opted to attend the University
of Oregon School of Law. While in law school, Scott Harwell clerked for several law firms in the Eugene, Oregon area. In
addition, Mr. Harwell received an offer for a summer clerkship for the prestigious
Alabama firm of Sirote & Permutt and was also offered a summer clerk position at Balch & Bingham.
In addition to working as a law clerk and
enjoying outdoor activities of camping, snowboarding, hiking, white-water
rafting, kayaking, fly-fishing and other outdoor activities on a weekly basis
(except close to finals), Mr. Harwell graduated in the top 10 of his class in
1995 and is a member of The Order of the Coif, one of the most prestigious awards for law students. Mr. Harwell was also
named to the Who’s Who of Legal Students, The National Dean’s List and graduated
Magna Cum Laude in his class.
After graduating law school, Scott Harwell returned home to Alabama and became
a licensed Alabama attorney in 1995. Rather than working for an Alabama law firm,
Mr. Harwell immediately opened his own office and initially began practicing
law in Atmore, Alabama and in Bay Minette, Alabama. During
this first year, Mr. Harwell also practiced in Escambia County,
Monroe County, Conecuh County and Baldwin County. Within 40 days of receiving his license to
practice law, Mr. Harwell was appointed to defend a young man accused of
robbery and successfully defended this man at a jury trial.
Experience
In the past 18 years, Harwell Law Firm LLC has represented thousands of
Alabama
families, individuals and small businesses in a multitude of practice
areas.
If you choose Harwell Law Firm LLC to be
your personal Alabama attorney, family attorney or small
business attorney, it is our goal to become your law firm for life and
for all your legal needs. Accordingly, Harwell Law Firm LLC has
experience in representing individuals, families and small businesses in
the
below-listed areas of practice, which is all most individuals, families
and
small business will ever need:
-Family
Law, Divorce Attorney, Child Custody Attorney, Child
Support Attorney, Adoption Lawyer
-Bankruptcy
Attorney and Financial Problems
-Criminal
Defense Lawyer and DUI Attorney
-Probate
Lawyer, Wills, Trusts and Estate Attorney
-Personal
Injury Attorney, Worker’s Compensation and Social Security
Disability Claims, ERISA
Long Term Disability Claims
-Civil
Litigation Attorney, Breach of Contract, Fraud, etc.
-Employment
Lawyer, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment Attorney, Family
Medical Leave Act
(FMLA), etc.
-Small
Business Attorney and Corporate Lawyer
-Property
Lawyer and Real Estate Attorney
-Civil Rights Attorney
-Appeals Attorney – Federal and Alabama Appellate
Court
-Mediation Attorney and Arbitration; and
Associated and Client Referrals on Complex
Litigation