Robert Charles Freeby

Robert Charles Freeby

4.5
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 36 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Tacoma, WA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime ... +2 more

724 S Yakima Ave Ste 200, Tacoma, WA

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Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 36 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1989

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Robert Charles Freeby

724 S Yakima Ave Ste 200, Tacoma, WA, 98405-4864

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Robert Charles Freeby's Reviews

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4.5 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | 1 star

Posted by anonymous | May 25, 2018 | Criminal Defense

Taken all the way

Mr Freeby is not a knowledgeable criminal lawyer., we hired him as a criminal lawyer and he did not do his job and he did miss court dates, he also will say 1 thing but later say something different, i felt like he lied. and so did others. So good luck with Mr Freeby when he gets the 15,000 you will ...never see your money at work.

Robert Freeby

Replied last July 29, 2010

I am truly disappointed with this review. This person has never addressed these concerns with me personally; nor do I know who this review was written by. If, I in fact charged this legal fee, then I can assuredly say that the case I handled was a very serious matter. The accusation that I lied to people is simply a lie. I believe that if you are interested in hiring me, then you should contact other lawyers in Tacoma to gain an impression of what my reputation truly is. I am a no nonsense type of lawyer. I do not candy coat my opinions in order to get hired; nor do soft peddle my views on a case in order to entice someone to hire me. I believe that my reputation is that I'm a strong advocate for my clients; that I'm well prepared; and that I'm a straight shooter. If this person or persons had a problem with my representation; then they should contact me; instead of hiding behind an anonymous comment.

Posted by Anon | May 25, 2018 | Criminal Defense

Taken all the way "Part Two" as titled by another former client

It is my opinion that Mr. Freeby is either very deliberate or very incompetent. I was arrested in 2012 the police officer lied so badly in his police report that I personally was able to but together a defense and could prove completely that what the officer said was nothing more than complete fabri...cation and nothing more than complete lies. All I asked of Mr. Freeby was to arrange an interview with this officer and he would either lie some more or come clean. The officer would have had a very difficult time to attempt to continue lying and more than likely would have been in a very serious position. So what happens with this attorney of some twenty years experience? Nothing!! He spends nearly an entire year pretending he couldn't arrange an interview and as if the Department wasn't cooperating, but they were and even told him how to arrange an interview. I even gave him the page out of the police departments policy and procedure manual that is quit clear on how to arrange an interview with a police officer. Well you would expect a criminal defense attorney to know how this would be done and just off the top of his head, wouldn't you? So I had to fire him and only to hire another lawyer and get the very same representation, NO interview. I guess the question is why? Perhaps it was more important to protect the police officer? So yes I agree with the one other review that I to was taken all the way and quit poorly as if in extremely stupid thing for this attorney to have done. If you are considering hiring this attorney, hopefully it is for something that doesn't have any serious consequences or you may find yourself in a very tight spot.

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R Harrison

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 28

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Miranda Baner

Criminal defense lawyer | May 08

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Donald Winskill

Criminal defense lawyer | Mar 07

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"Robert Freeby is an exceptional criminal defense attorney. He always puts 100% of his efforts into his cases, and as a result has a very high success rate. I recommend this lawyer."

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Nicholas George

DUI and DWI lawyer | Mar 03

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"I believe that Robert is highly competent both in and out of the courtroom. He has excellent analytical skills, demonstrates great pragmatism, and cares deeply about his clients. The results which he achieves are truly exceptional. He displays a great deal of enthusiasm and thrives on difficult cases."

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Harry Steinmetz

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"The smartest "simple country boy" I know. An outstanding attorney."

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Ephraim Benjamin

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 07

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"I endorse this lawyer's work."

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1994 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Robert C. Freeby

1988 - 1994

Staff Attorney, Department Of Assigned Counsel

Associations

2011 - Present

Tacoma Youth Marine Foundation

Board Member

1996 - Present

UDT-SEAL Association

Member

1994 - Present

Washington State Criminal Defense Association

Member

1994 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

Education

1988

Seattle University School of Law

1985

Seattle University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1983

North Seattle Community College

Associate of Arts

Languages

English

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