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Mooresville attorney placed on interim suspension
David Donovan//February 28, 2022//
Attorney: Brian R. Harwell
Location: Mooresville
Bar membership: Member since 2002
Disciplinary action: Suspended until conclusion of all disciplinary proceedings against him on Feb. 17
Background: Harwell pleaded guilty to felony possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor harboring a fugitive, and misdemeanor resisting a public officer in Iredell County Superior Court on Aug. 9, 2021. The conduct underlying the plea involved making one of more false statements to police regarding a client’s whereabouts when the officers arrived at Harwell’s home seeking to serve a warrant for the client’s arrest. Harwell had provided the client a home, medical care, and transportation, and the client had provided Harwell methamphetamine. Harwell failed to timely respond to a properly served petition for order of interim suspension.
Previous discipline: None
All information contained in the Bar Discipline Roundup is compiled and edited by Lawyers Weekly editor-in-chief David Donovan. He can be reached at [email protected].
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