A.C. L-553 – B.M. No. 553 – 223 SCRA 378 – 42 SCAD 287 – Legal Ethics – Advertisement in the Legal Profession – Practice of Law In 1984, The Legal Clinic was formed by Atty. Rogelio Nogales. Its aim, according to Nogales was to move toward specialization and to […]
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A.C. No. 1261 – 126 SCRA 389 – 211 Phil. 547 – Legal Ethics – Malpractice – Solicitation of Cases; Ambulance Chasing – Attorney’s Fees cannot be shared with a non-lawyer In 1970, Atty. Timoteo David and Tan Tek Beng, a non-lawyer, entered into an agreement whereby Tan Tek Beng […]
G.R. No. L-36138 – 55 SCRA 486 – Legal Ethics – Duty of Counsel to His Client – Failure of Client to Raise Funds for Appeal Antonio Rosqueta, Jr. and two others were convicted of a crime. They appeal their conviction until it reached the Supreme Court. Their lawyer (counsel […]
G.R. No. L-31865 – 54 SCRA 26 – Legal Ethics – Attorney’s Fees – Client May Enter Into Compromise Agreement Independent of Counsel – Quantum Meruit The Northcotts, represented by Robert Northcott, were the owners of the Dungon-Dungon Estate in Ilocos Norte. Due to their failure to pay taxes, their […]
G.R. No. 104599 – 231 SCRA 173 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a Lawyer To Encourage Settlement of Suits Labor Law – Post-Employment – Abandonment; Elements Jon De Ysasi and Jon De Ysasi III are father and sons, respectively. The elder Ysasi owns a hacienda in Negros Occidental. De […]
41 Phil. 275 – >Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s in Good Standing – Moral Turpitude Carlos Basa is a young lawyer convicted of the crime of abduction with consent. He was sentenced to two years, eleven months, and eleven days of imprisonment. The Solicitor General asked for Basa’s disbarment based on […]
G.R. Nos. 79690-707 – 166 SCRA 316 – Legal Ethics – Contemptuous Language – Duty of a Lawyer Zaldivar was the governor of Antique. He was charged before the Sandiganbayan for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. Gonzales was the then Tanodbayan who was investigating the case. Zaldivar then […]
G.R. No. L-36800 – 60 SCRA 234 – Legal Ethics – Lawyer’s Duty to the Courts – Contemptuous Language Jorge Montecillo was accused by Francisco Gica of slander. Atty. Quirico del Mar represented Montecillo and he successfully defended Montecillo in the lower court. Del Mar was even able to win […]
G.R. No. 123686 – 318 SCRA 94 – Legal Ethics – Duties to the Court – Forum Shopping Arsenia Coronel incurred a P60k loan from the Rural Bank of Mabalacat. To secure the loan, she mortgaged her property. She was not able to pay the loan hence her property was […]
G.R. No. 167234 – 483 SCRA 405 – Legal Ethics – Death terminates Attorney-Client Relationship – Dead Client In 2001, Teodoro Borlongan, president of Urban Bank Inc. filed a complaint before the Ombudsman against Rafael Buenaventura, the governor of the Banko Sentral, and one Norberto Nazareno, president of the Philippine […]
A.C. NO. 6986 – 484 SCRA 91 – Legal Ethics – Duty of a lawyer in a client’s compromise agreement Julius Agustin was sued for Forcible Entry with Damages. He hired the services of Atty. Enrique Empleo. In 1998, the trial court ordered the parties to submit their compromise agreement […]
G.R. No. L-12510 – 36 Phil 797 – Legal Ethics – Unauthorized Practice of Law In 1914, a lawyer named Salvador Laguda filed a petition before the Iloilo CFI recommending that he is appointing Cesareo Durban as his procurador judicial (legal representative). The judge of the CFI approved the petition. […]
A.M. No. SC-96-1 – 341 Phil. 299 – 275 SCRA 302 – Legal Ethics – Duties to the Court – Contempt of Court by a Lawyer Atty. Damaso Flores was involved in a suit involving a debt of 1.8 million peso he loaned from one Rolando Ligon. A compromise agreement […]
A.M. No. L-363 – 5 SCRA 661 – Legal Ethics – Conditional Pardon will not bar disbarment Attorney Diosdado Gutierrez was convicted for the murder of one Filemon Samaco in 1956. He was sentenced to the penalty of reclusion perpetua. In 1958, after serving a portion of the penalty, […]
A.M. No. 1053 – 93 SCRA 87 – Legal Ethics – Lack of Candor by a Lawyer – Proper name to be used by a lawyer; Lawyer must use real name In 1979, a pending administrative case filed by Santa Pangan against Atty. Dionisio Ramos was delayed because Atty. Ramos allegedly […]
57 Phil. 23 – Legal Ethics – Obligations of a lawyer – Extrinsic fraud Sometime in the 1920’s, Engracia Cantorne sued one Petrona Basmayor for the loss of Cantorne’s shawl. Basmayor was represented Atty. Eugeniano Ducusin (some record say Ducasin). Ducusin approached Cantorne advising her not to appear in court during […]