Lew Brell was a Human male who lived on Nal Hutta during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Brell served in the gang of the Hutt crime lord Suudaa Nem'ro. He eventually quit the gang but was unable to make his way off-planet and ended up in the industrial town of Jiguuna. Sometime after Brell's resignation, his younger brother, Cam, decided to follow in his footsteps and began working for the Hutt. In 3643 BBY, Brell hired an Imperial-aligned individual to rescue his brother from a life of crime; however, Brell's efforts were in vain, as the individual returned without Cam.