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Bautista vs Gonzales [A.M. No. 1625. February 12, 1990]

16OCT

[er !uria"]

FACTS:

#n a veri$e% &o"'laint $le% by An(el ). Bautista, res'on%ent *a"onA. Gonzales +as &ar(e% +it "al'ra&ti&e, %e&eit, (ross

"is&on%u&t an% violation o- la+yers oat. *e/uire% by tis !ourt to

ans+er te &ar(es a(ainst i", res'on%ent $le% a "otion -or a bill

o- 'arti&ulars asin( tis !ourt to or%er &o"'lainant to a"en% is

&o"'laint by "ain( is &ar(es "ore %e$nite. #n a resolution te

!ourt (rante% res'on%ents "otion an% re/uire% &o"'lainant to $le

an a"en%e% &o"'laint. !o"'lainant sub"itte% an a"en%e%

&o"'laint -or %isbar"ent, alle(in( tat res'on%ent &o""itte% te

-ollo+in( a&ts

1. Accepting a case wherein he agreed with his clients, namely,

 Alfaro Fortunado, Nestor Fortunado and Editha Fortunado

[hereinafter referred to as the Fortunados] to pay all expenses,

including court fees, for a contingent fee of fty percent !"#$ of 

the %alue of the property in litigation.

 x x x 

&. 'nducing complainant, who was his former client, to enter into a

contract with him on August (", 1)*1 for the de%elopment into a

residential su+di%ision of the land in%ol%ed in i%il ase No. -

1!1&(, co%ered +y // No. /1)0), claiming that he acuired fty 

 percent !"#$ interest thereof as attorney2s fees from the

Fortunados, while 3nowing fully well that the said property was

already sold at a pu+lic auction on 4une (", 1)*1, +y the 5ro%incial

6heri7 of 8anao del Norte and registered with the 9egister of 

:eeds of 'ligan ity;

 x x x 

ertinent to No. above, te &ontra&t, in No. 1 above, rea%s

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ATTY. ORLANDO V. DIZON v. ATTY. MARICHU C. LAMBINO vs.ATTY. MARICHU C. LAMBINO v. ATTY. ORLANDO V. DIZON

(Consolidated

A.C. No. 6!6"# ! A$%$st &''6

 A lawyer shall not counsel or a+et acti%ities aimed at deance of 

the law or at lessening condence in the legal system.

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'revent te arrest [o- te stu%ents] at te ti"e be&ause teir

atte"'te% arrest +as ille(al.

By 'ersistin( in is atte"'t to arrest te sus'e&te% stu%ents

+itout a +arrant, Atty.

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sa-eee'in( o- te *e(ister o-

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re&o""en%e% to te e&retary o- Eusti&e te $lin( o- a%"inistrative&ar(es an% te institution o- %isbar"ent 'ro&ee%in(s a(ainst i".An a%"inistrative &o"'laint -or %isbar"ent &ar(es res'on%ent+it "al'ra&ti&e an% +ill-ul violation o- is oat as an attorney. #nan ans+er to su& &o"'laint, res'on%ent asserte% tat&o"'lainant surre'titiously 'lante% te "are% "oney in is'o&et +itout is no+le%(e an% &onsent. e -urter sai% tat te&ri"inal &ase 8# No. K1H655C $le% a(ainst i" by te NB# +as still

'en%in( 'reli"inary investi(ation by te !ity Fis&al o- Manila. #n&onne&tion +it te in&i%ent o- Mar& 0, 19K1, e sai% tat e a%$le% a &ri"inal &o"'laint -or in&ri"inatory "a&ination, 'er;uryan% atte"'te% &orru'tion o- a 'ubli& o@&ial a(ainst &o"'lainant+it te !ity Fis&al o- Manila. #n re'ly to te ans+er, &o"'lainant%enie% tat te several &ases a(ainst res'on%ent +ere "otivate%by reven(e, "ali&e or 'ersonal ill +ill. e sai% tat te investi(atin($s&al a% re&o""en%e% te %is"issal o- te &ar(es $le% by isbusiness rival. #n a resolution %ate%