A.C. No. 5081 – 447 Phil. 549 – 399 SCRA 422 – Legal Ethics – Lawyers committing fraud – A lawyer should not engage in deceitful conduct In 1991, Atty. Rex Rimorin had a Special Power of Attorney notarized. The SPA made it appear that Emiliana Eustaquio et al. […]
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A.C. No. 5315 – 393 Phil. 188 – Legal Ethics – Duties of a lawyer – The Lawyer and his client – Misappropriation of Client’s Funds In 1997, Modesto Cunanan’s son, Andrew Philip Cunanan, died in the United States. Modesto, an American, needed to settle his immigration case with […]
A.M. No. 08-6-352-RTC – 613 Phil. 1 – 596 SCRA 378 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Government Lawyers, Generally, Cannot Engage in Private Practice of Law; Prohibition has limited application even after separation from service In February 2008, Atty. Karen Silverio-Buffe resigned as the Clerk of Court […]