A.C. No. 9018 – 785 Phil. 303 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest – Government lawyers may not represent government officials Atty. Nicanor Alvarez was a legal officer at the National Center for Mental Health under the Department of Health. He was authorized by the NCMH head to […]
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A.C. No. 5738 – 569 Phil. 539 – 546 SCRA 209 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest; A Punongbarangay must obtain written authority to practice law from the DILG Secretary Atty. Vicente Rellosa was the Punongbarangay of Barangay 723, City of Manila. He presided over a conciliation proceeding […]
A.C. No. 13219 – Legal Ethics – Conflict of Interest – Unauthorized Practice of Law ; Legal officers cannot represent government officials Since 2011, Atty. Richard Enojo has been the provincial legal officer of Negros Oriental. In 2013, Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo was sued before the Ombudsman for […]
A.C. No. 7121 – Legal Ethics – Integrity; Honesty – A lawyer shall not do any falsehood, nor consent to the doing of any in Court; nor shall he mislead or allow the Court to be misled by any artifice – Misleading pleadings Atty. Evelyn is the stepmother of […]