Background
Free, Robert Alan was born on July 29, 1946 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Albert Joe and Nelly Fay (Cox) Free.
Free, Robert Alan was born on July 29, 1946 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Albert Joe and Nelly Fay (Cox) Free.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Stanford University (Master of Arts, 1970). University of Washington (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Member, 1977, Membership Chairperson, 1984-1985 (Washington Chapter) President, 1985-1986 and National Board of Governors,, American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Member, 1973—and Company-operating Attorney, 1975— and Member, Legal Committee, since 1976, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington. Member, 1975— and President, since 1978, Washington Citizens for Abortion Choice.
Member, Board of Directors, since 1988, Planned Parenthood of Seattle-King County.
Worked at MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless A Professional Service Corporation (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Trial and Appellate Practice. Constitutional, Immigration and Nationality, Personal Injury, Negligence, Products Liability, Legal and Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights Litigation, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianships, Labor, Employment Discrimination and Disability, University and Criminal Defense Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Washington.
Cooperating Attorney and Member of Legal Committee, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, 1975.
Member: National Lawyers Guild. American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Ken MacDonald, Fran Hoague and Alec Bayless founded the firm in 1952. The firm has extensive trial and appellate experience in all courts including the Supreme Court of the United States.
The emphasis of the litigation practice is representing plaintiffs in damage claims.
The employment group represents unions and individuals in all areas of labor, employment and discrimination law. The immigration group, the largest in the northwest, represents individuals and multinational corporations in all areas of the field With more than 40 years of experience in civil rights litigation, the firm is proud of its long tradition of activism.
Member legal committee American Civil Liberties Union, Seattle, 1975-1998. President Washington Citizens for Abortion Reform, Seattle, 1978. Board directors Planned Parenthood Seattle-KingCounty, 1988-1991.
Member of advisory committee Compassion in Dying, Seattle, since 1997. Member American Immigration Lawyers Association (president Washington chapter 1985-1986, national board directors 1988-1991), King County Bar Association.
Married Carolyn Corker, April 21, 1970. Children: Brian, Tyler, Jay.
