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Carl S. Free
Christopher Thompson
A White County native, Carl completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Honors Program, Phi Eta Sigma, and Golden Key National Honorary Societies. He obtained his law degree from the University of Alabama, where he was Chairperson of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, Associate Editor of the Law and Psychology Review, and a member of Bench and Bar Honor Society.
Carl began his legal career as an enforcement attorney with the Office of the State Insurance Commissioner before opening a private practice in Cleveland in December 1995. Carl has proudly served as Chairman of the White County Chamber of Commerce, President of the White County Rotary Club, President of the White County United Way, Chairperson for the Real Property Committee of the Northeast Georgia Presbytery; and as board member, officer, and as pro bono counsel for numerous other civic and community organizations. Carl and his wife Cindy, as well as his daughters Aubrey and Molly, reside in Cleveland.
Chris was born and raised in Sylvania, Georgia. In 2012 he received his undergraduate degree from Piedmont University, where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Piedmont Lions Baseball team. He is a 2015 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Chris was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2016, and his practice areas include residential and commercial real estate, business transactions, wills, trusts, estate planning, and probate of wills and the administration of intestate estates.
Chris and Carl’s areas of practice include all components of Commercial and Residential Real Estate, including contract preparation, closing and settlement of purchases and refinances, the preparation of leases, and other landlord/tenant documents.
In the realm of Estate Planning and Probate, his practice includes the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, and related ancillary documents. In addition, the firm provides Estate representation in the probate of wills and the administration of intestate estates.
For Business Law, our services include the preparation of contracts, buy-sell agreements, business succession plans, as well as documents for the formation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships; including operating agreements; partnership agreements, and joint venture agreements.