Hunter Biden hires Alex Murdaugh's lawyer in latest court case; Abbe Lowell out
Self-described 'Joe Biden guy' Dick Harpootlian is the former first son's new counsel
By Charles Creitz Fox News
Published March 26, 2025 9:48am EDT
Hunter Biden has hired a heavyweight South Carolina attorney — with a similar high profile to his last lawyer — to go after a right-wing business executive for defamation.
Former state Sen. Dick Harpootlian, D-Columbia, a self-described "Joe Biden guy" who recently represented Low Country prosecutor turned convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, is the younger Biden’s new lawyer as he pursues ex-Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in court.
Harpootlian confirmed to The State newspaper in Columbia that he is replacing Abbe David Lowell, who led Biden through his special counsel probe and gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware.
Biden, who was pardoned by his father for those allegations, is primed to go to Los Angeles court in July against Byrne.
The suit claims Byrne wrongfully accused Biden of being in touch with Iranian officials in 2021, seeking a bribe in exchange for unfreezing $8 billion in funds at the behest of his father.
Meanwhile, Biden is reportedly facing "lagging" art sales and "several million dollars in debt" from fighting past cases when he was represented by Lowell, according to ABC News.
In the Byrne case, Biden is reportedly claiming defamatory statements from the Iran allegation that led him to lose "economic opportunities," including memoir and art sales and speaking engagements estimated to be collectively worth about $500,000.
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