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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT VI
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: Robert Andrew Free, #030513 FILE No. 70803-0-ES
Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
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PUBLIC CENSURE
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The above complaint was filed against Robert Andrew Free, an attorney licensed to
practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
the Board of Professional Responsibility considered this matter at its meeting on December 13,
2024.
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 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 the aforementioned acts Robert Andrew Free is in violation of 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.
FOR THE
FOR THE BOARD
BOARD OF
OF
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
_______________________________
Jennifer S.
Jennifer S. Hagerman,
Hagerman, Chair
Chair
December 19, 2024
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Date
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