ABOUT OUR FIRM

“The best pieces of advice I ever got from him were to remember that the opposing lawyer in a lawsuit is your opponent, not your enemy, ‘so treat him with respect,’ and remember to be careful how you treat people on the way up because you never know when you might run into them on the way down. I’ve tried to follow both of those.” – David Sullivan, speaking of his father, James Sullivan.

Loyalty And Trust

Cox, Zwerner, Gambill & Sullivan, LLP, is proud of its reputation and the loyalty our clients show to our Firm. Much of our day-to-day business comes from our loyal clients referring their friends, neighbors and professional colleagues to our Firm. Some of our clients include families that have been loyal to our Firm from generation to generation as well as business entities, institutions of higher education and local government units that the Firm has represented for more than thirty (30) years.

Our Founders

Ernest J. Zwerner (1918-1980)

Benjamin G. Cox (1915-1988)

Gilbert W. Gambill, Jr. (1921-2001)

James E. Sullivan (1919– 2018)

Guille Cox, Jr. (1946 – 2019)

PASSED DOWN BY OUR FOUNDERS

Core Principles Of Practice

  • The Firm Founders embedded the ethos of Respect into every aspect of our legal practice. We respect our clients by offering skilled and experienced representation for every matter. We respect our adversaries by understanding the difference between an opponent and an enemy. We know for our business clients this is critically important because an opponent in one matter may become a partner for another.

  • For more than 100 years the Founders of  Cox, Zwerner, Gambill & Sullivan, LLP, built long-lasting relationships with clients and community partners. The Firm is deeply rooted here in Terre Haute, and our Attorneys greatly value our loyal clientele throughout the region and plan to remain a steady hand guiding our clients and community into the future.

  • Part of what makes the Firm able to provide the steady and consistently excellent legal counsel on which our clients and community partners rely is the collaboration of our Attorneys with each other. With more than 180 years of combined legal experience, across diverse practice areas, our Attorney’s teamwork benefit our clients with wholistic representation. We work together to ensure that our clients receive the counsel they need, to resolve their legal issues as effectively and efficiently as possible.

  • We believe that we have a responsibility to the community and the members of the Firm to serve the community through a variety of civic organizations.

    In 2019, the Attorneys in our firm volunteered approximately 225 hours of Attorney time to provide our steady and competent legal advice to individuals who could not afford our regular fees as well as non-profit organizations designed to improve our local community.

    Among many other activities, members of the Firm are presently or have in the past served as an executive officer of the board of the following organizations:

    • Boy Scouts of America – District Committee

    • Clinton Lions Club

    • Community Theater of Terre Haute

    • Country Club of Terre Haute

    • Dobbs Glen Homeowners Association

    • Exchange Club of Terre Haute

    • Junior Achievement of the Wabash Valley

    • Kiwanis

    • Leadership Terre Haute

    • Meals on Wheels

    • Mental Health Association

    • Notre Dame Club of Terre Haute

    • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

    • Salvation Army

    • Sertoma Club

    • Sheldon Swope Art Museum

    • Silver Beaver Club of the Wabash Valley

    • Terre Haute Bar Association

    • Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce

    • Terre Haute Human Society

    • Tri Kappa

    • Union Hospital Clinton Foundation

    • United Way of the Wabash Valley

    • Vigo County Historical Society

    • Vigo County Taxpayers Association

    • Vigo Preservation Alliance

    • Wabash Valley Senior Citizens Center – Board of Directors

    • YWCA – Board of Directors

    And have served on the Boards of numerous other civic organizations, including:

    • American Cancer Society

    • Children’s Science and Technology Museum

    • Elks Club – Loyal Knight

    • Estate Planning Council of Illiana

    • FreshAir Camp, Inc.

    • Optimist Club

    • United Cerebral Palsy of the Wabash Valley

    • Vigo County Youth Soccer Association

    • Volunteer Action Center

    • Wabash Valley Community Foundation

    • West Central Community Hospital Foundation

Our Building’s History

Cox, Zwerner, Gambill & Sullivan, LLP, is located in a historic building at 511 Wabash Avenue in downtown Terre Haute. Originally built in 1893 as a neo-classical Corinthian Greek temple for the First National Bank of Terre Haute, it underwent a significant remodel in 1928 by Weary and Alford of Chicago, updating the facade and interior. The building, used as a bank until 1988, was acquired by the Firm in 1992. A $500,000 adaptive reuse project restored the structure, preserving its 30-foot cast plaster ceiling, central skylight, and ornate details. It now houses 18 offices and conference rooms.

Ready to get started?

Call our Firm at 812-232-6003 to schedule an appointment at our historic Terre Haute office or use our online form.