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TERRY A. WHITE

Terry A. White
Olsen, White & Hambidge, LLP
123 Locust St.
Evansville, IN 47708

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BIO
A 1975 graduate of the University of Evansville, Terry A. White joined The Law Team in 1982, four years after being admitted to practice in front of the Indiana Supreme Court. His admittance came the same year (1978) as his graduation from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, where he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence.

After graduation, Mr. White held several legal jobs in Warrick and Vanderburgh counties, doing prosecutorial, defense, and municipal law.

Those positions included:

  • Intern for Circuit Court Judge William Miller
  • Deputy Prosecutor, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 1979 - 1981
  • Chief Deputy for Misdemeanor Court, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 1979 - 1980
  • Chief Deputy for Superior Court, Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office, 1980 - 1981
  • Assistant City Attorney, City of Evansville, Nov. 1981 - May 1984
  • Public Defender, Vanderburgh County Circuit Court, Jan. 1983 - March 1990
  • Board Attorney, Warrick County Area Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, 1993 - June 1996
  • County Attorney, Warrick County, 1996 - 2000
  • Public Defender, Vanderburgh Superior Court, Jan. 2006 – Apr. 2007

Mr. White was active in the legal community while attending Indiana University's Law School, where he served as President of the Indiana University Student Bar Association, Vice Justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Law Review, and Associate Editor of the Indiana Law Review. Those honors were in addition to his undergraduate work at the University of Evansville, where he was President of Student Congress, Vice President of the Blue Key Academic Honorary Fraternity, and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1975.

Mr. White is licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of the Untied States, United States Court of Appeals. And the U.S. District Court for the district of southern Indiana.

Mr. White also is involved in numerous professional and civic associations, including:

  • The American Bar Association (1978 - Present)
  • The Indiana Bar Association (1978 - Present)
  • The Evansville Bar Association (1978 - Present)
    -Past Member of Board of Directors
  • The Gibson County Bar Association
  • The Warrick County Bar Association
  • Green River Kiwanis Club (1978 - Present)
    - Past President, Past Vice-President, Past Secretary, Past Treasurer
  • Governor, Indiana District of Kiwanis (2008 - 2009)
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1986 - Present)
  • Director of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  • Warrick County, Indiana, Democratic Central Committee (1992-Present)
    - County Chairman (2005 - 2009)
  • 8th District Democratic Central Committee
  • Indiana Joint House and Senate Government Efficiency Commission (2003 - 2004)
  • Sub-Committee Member of Indiana Commission on Higher Education (2003)
  • Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Mental Illness Advisory Council (2003-2007)
  • The Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
  • National/Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Senior Counsel Member of Master Advocates and Barristers
  • President-Elect of Christ Church United Church of Christ
  • Member, Kennel Club of Evansville
  • Member, Elks Club of Boonville
  • Member, Moose Lodge of Newburgh
  • Member, Sons of American Legion
  • Recipient of Distinguished Hoosier Award (2009)

He has also been; Former Secretary and Corporate Counsel for Evansville Beltline Railroad Corporation, Former Chairman of the Board of New Horizons Home Health Care, Past Chairman of Dentasafe Management Corporation, Former Chairman of Native Trails District Board of Directors for Boy Scouts of America, and an Eagle Scout.