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 client’s 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 attorney’s ability to practice law.
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