BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2024)
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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: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
December 20, 2024
TENNESSEE LAWYER CENSURED
On December 19, 2024, 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 represented a client in an immigration application to the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Service (USCIS). A request for evidence was sent to Mr. Freeâs office from the USCIS, and Mr.
Free did not respond to the request and did not send it to the client. A decision was issued in the matter and sent
to Mr. Freeâs office a few months later, and Mr. Free did not inform his client of the decision. Three years later,
Mr. Freeâs neglect was discovered, and Mr. Free cooperated with the clientâs subsequent attorney in seeking to
reopen the immigration application.
By these acts Robert Andrew Free has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication) and 8.4(d) (prejudice to the administration of justice) 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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