BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: ROBERT ANDREW FREE, BPR #030513
CONTACT: MAUREEN F. HUGHES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 24, 2025
DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA LAWYER CENSURED
On July 24, 2025, Robert Andrew Free, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Free was representing a client in immigration court and agreed to assist the client in the filing of a U
visa if retained but failed to clearly communicate and memorialize the agreement with the client, such that it left
the client under the inaccurate impression that he would provide this service. Mr. Free failed to file the
appropriate paperwork with the agency and failed to communicate with his client throughout the representation.
Additionally, Mr. Free either lost or misplaced the clientâs file and was never able to provide her with a copy of
her file.
By these acts, Mr. Free has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication),
1.15 (safekeeping property and funds), and 1.16 (declining or terminating representation), and is hereby
Publicly Censured for these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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