Autauga County Bar Association Recognizes 65th Anniversary of Admittance

• Jurisdiction: Alabama,United States
• Citation: Vol. 76 No. 1 Pg. 0057
• Pages: 0057
• Publication year: 2015

AUTAUGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Recognizes 65th Anniversary of Admittance
Vol. 76 No. 1 Pg. 57
The Alabama Lawyer
JANUARY, 2015

On October 6, 2014, Colonel Harold Howell was surprised by the Autauga County Bar Association with a luncheon honoring his 65^th year as a practicing attorney. Members of the Autauga County Bar Association, circuit judges from the 19^th Judicial Circuit and Colonel Howell's family, including children from Delaware and Tennessee, gathered in the Autauga County Courthouse to celebrate this milestone. There was even a cake featuring his iconic hat.

September 15, 1949 found 27-year-old war veteran Harold Howell raising his right hand and vowing to uphold the laws of the State of Alabama and the integrity associated with being an attorney of law. Colonel Howell, as he is affectionately known, is more than just a steward of the law, though.

Colonel Howell served in the United States Navy from June 1942 to September 1945, earning a Purple Heart at Okinawa after his destroyer was hit by a Kamikaze. In addition to serving in other major battles in the Pacific, Colonel Howell also fought at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal and served as a torpedo man on two different destroyers during World War II. Upon leaving the Navy, Colonel Howell returned to Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama with his Juris Doctorate degree. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force and served as a JAG Officer from December 1950 through September 1975, receiving the Outstanding Meritorious Service Medal for his service.

Colonel Howell entered private practice in 1975 with his son, George Howell, and they remained partners for 34 years until George took a medical retirement in 2009. Sixty-five years later, at the young age of 92, Colonel Howell continues to work daily ensuring his clients are...