About the Company

In today’s fast-paced, hectic world, where the word “bigger” is too often interchanged with the word “better,” the Law Office of Harwood & Garland, LLC. (formerly McKinnon & Harwood) proves that exceptional legal counsel and personal attention to their clients’ needs continually ensures the highest level of legal representation. 

 

McKinnon & Harwood was founded in 1971 before shifting over to Harwood & Garland in 2020. They provide legal services to a broad base of clients, including individuals, businesses, corporations, and municipal bodies. Our attorneys work closely with one another in a team environment to ensure we provide our clients with the most detailed and comprehensive legal services. 

 

The firm's attorneys have represented clients before the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, the state courts of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida. The firm has appeared before the Rhode Island Supreme Court in excess of 40 times, the First Circuit Court of Appeals on a number of occasions, and before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. 

 

The firm’s attorneys have tried a number of criminal matters from murder to simple assault. They have tried products liability, medical malpractice, domestic, personal injury, DUI, as well as representing clients before the Human Rights Commission, Department of Labor, Department of Business Regulations, State Labor Relations Board, and the American Arbitration Association. 

 

The firm has been successful in much of its trial work, having received a number of monetary awards by verdict or settlement in excess of one million dollars.