Faculty Profile: Terrence Olsen

Terry Olsen, Partner of Olsen Law Firm, founded Olsen Law Firm in September 2003, and practices Immigration & Nationality Law exclusively. Terry has served, and continues to serve, the international community and his clients’ interests in the United States and internationally.

By actively participating in government discussions of immigration law and policy, Terry is an active participant with the agencies governing immigration law, rather than being an observer on the sidelines.

Terry Olsen has served as the Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association's Immigration Section from 2009 to 2011, from 2013 to 2014, from 2016 to 2019, and 2023 to 2025.  He has also served as Chair of the TBA’s Tax Law Section, and is currently Chair of the TBA’s International Law Section.

He is also currently the PDSO, RO, and Global Programs & Services Officer for Meharry Medical College.  He served for several years as the American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison for the USCIS Nashville Field Office.

He has given immigration law seminars at the following universities: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Southern Adventist University, Bryan College, Dalton State College, Oakwood University, the University of Alabama at Huntsville, Sewanee: The University of the South, National Taiwan University, and National Chung Hsing University.