TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 24, 2025

DeKalb County lawyer Robert Andrew Free received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on July 24. The court found that he violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.15 and 1.16 while representing a client in immigration court. Free agreed to assist the client in the filing of a U visa but failed to clearly communicate or document that agreement. That left the client with the inaccurate impression that Free was providing the service. The court also found that Free failed to file the appropriate paperwork, failed to communicate with the client throughout the representation, and either lost or misplaced the client’s file. He was never able to provide her with a copy of her file.