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4worldlovers: The Legal Aid Society is a not-for-profit law firm funded by the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, and the United Way of Southwestern Indiana, Inc. Low-income Vanderburgh County residents may visit our office and apply for free legal advice and representation each business day or apply for our assistance by telephone between the hours shown below. We do not take applications for services by e-mail.

To provide quality civil legal services to low income residents of Vanderburgh County.

That individuals are entitled to equal and meaningful access to the judicial system to protect their rights and obtain legal remedies.

Efficient and timely resolution, both for our clients and the judicial system

The Legal Aid Society of Evansville, Inc. provides services to qualifying clients, hires employees, and chooses qualified members of its board of directors without regard to race, religion, creed, nationality, age, sex, sexual preference, or handicap.

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Whether you own your home or rent, ILS helps with housing law cases such as eviction, foreclosure, and landlord/tenant.


ILS helps Hoosiers protect their consumer rights by assisting with predatory lending, repossessions, wage garnishment, debt collection abuses, bankruptcy and more.


We handle cases involving expulsion, access to special education services, Vocational Rehabilitation, and more.


ILS supports the well-being of families, particularly victims of domestic violence and children at risk of abuse or neglect.

Our Senior Law Project & Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults (LAVA) Project assist Indiana seniors with a range of issues including fraud, public benefits, abuse, and more.

Indiana Free Legal Answers is a web page that allows you to post a question about your non-criminal legal problem and have it answered for free by an attorney. In order to qualify, you must be unable to afford to hire an attorney. To see if you are eligible and to ask a question now, visit IN Free Legal Answers. This service only provides answers to legal questions, the attorney who answers your question will not represent you in the full case or go to court for you.

ILS helps people to protect access to healthcare services, including cases involving Medicare and Medicaid.

ILS help Hoosiers obtain and preserve public benefits such as social security, food stamps, unemployment, and more.

Our Low Income Taxpayer Clinic provides free help with tax issues such as IRS collection, audit, and appeals matters, as well as identity theft, tax credits, and more.

Our Immigrants' & Language Rights Center and Migrant Farmworker Project help Indiana residents with a range of immigration and language-related issues.

Through our Military Assistance Project, we provide legal assistance to low-income Hoosier military members, veterans, and their families.

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Timothy J. Hambidge began his legal career in 1982, after graduating from Purdue University (1979) and the Indiana University School of Law. He began as an insurance defense lawyer, working for four years as in-house counsel to Mutual Security Life Insurance Company in Ft. Wayne. He spent another five years as an insurance defense trial lawyer.

Tim moved to Evansville 1986 and practiced with two insurance defense firms prior to 1991. In 1991, Tim joined the law office of Olsen, Niederhaus, Labhart & White to handle personal injury law and general law. He became a partner in Olsen, White & Hambidge in 1994. Tim was an assistant county attorney for Warrick County from 1996-2000.

Tim joined Foster O’Daniel & Hambidge January of 2011, and now spends the bulk of his time on personal injury law, disputed custody cases, estate planning for both young couples and older clients, and representing the small businesses that he refers to as “microbusinesses.” Tim also handles estate administrations.

Tim likes to say “I don’t think I have a lot of clients. I prefer to think that I have a lot of friends who need my help.” Tim volunteers about 10 percent of his billed time to pro bono endeavors.

Tim has been admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the Indiana Supreme Court, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Federal District Court for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

On the homefront, Tim has been married since 1979 to his high school sweetheart, Kathy Hambidge. They have three children – Emily, Brian, and Daniel – all of whom Mr. Hambidge considers “pretty great.” Tim and Kathy have three grandchildren: Jack, Ellie, and Payton.

After his heart bypass surgery in April 2004, Tim became active in the Mended Hearts Chapter 107, Evansville, where he is a Hospital Visitor at St. Vincent’s Medical Center.

Volunteer for both the Evansville Bar Association’s Pro Bono Panel and the Evansville Bar Association’s “Ask A Lawyer” program

Former coach for both Newburgh Junior Baseball and Newburgh Girls Softball, and volunteer legal counsel for both leagues since 1990

Assisted Castle High School’s “We the People” government team for local, state and national competition

Former member of the Newburgh Park Board, the Board of the Newburgh Youth Sports Association, and charter member and past president of the Historic Newburgh Kiwanis Club