Terry Wallace

Terry Wallace is an associate at Gibbs Travis PLLC in Jackson, Mississippi. He represents clients in civil and criminal proceedings in state and federal courts. His practice includes personal injury, criminal defense, family law, governmental matters, constitutional rights, and property disputes. His background encompasses both military and civilian legal work, giving him experience with different court systems and the procedural demands of contested legal cases.

Wallace graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson and the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford. He began his legal career as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General’s Lawyers Corps of the United States Air Force. During military service, he defended clients in courts-martial and other military proceedings. That training combined with his legal education provided a foundation for the trial representation he later pursued in civilian practice.

Following his military service, he expanded his work to personal injury and accident claims, criminal defense, divorce, child custody, support disputes, and other domestic relations matters. His firm’s profile also identifies experience in municipal and other governmental law, property disputes, and constitutional claims. He represents clients in both plaintiff and defense matters and has developed trial experience in several settings, including state and federal litigation.

Terry Wallace has spoken at continuing legal education programs for attorneys and served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Jackson State University. These teaching activities complement his litigation work and his experience communicating legal issues in court and administrative settings. His practice offers clients representation across civil, criminal, family, and government-related matters with an emphasis on navigating the relevant proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gibbs Travis PLLC
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• City Attorney January through June, City of Jackson (1998)

Licensed State

• Mississippi

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