Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA)
Section 52. Prohibition against employment of disbarred or suspended lawyer. - A lawyer who has been disbarred or suspended shall not be employed or engaged in the practice of law, including the performance of the following acts: (a) Providing legal consultation or advice; (b) Appearing on behalf of a client in any hearing or proceeding before any court, tribunal, or other government agency or office; ( c) Appearing as a representative of a client at a deposition or other discovery matter; ( d) Negotiating or transacting any legal matter for or on behalf of a client with third parties; (e) Receiving, disbursing, or otherwise handling a client's funds; (f) Teaching law subjects in any educational institution; or (g) Acting and being commissioned as a Notary Public. A suspended lawyer shall immediately cease and desist from the practice of law until the suspension is lifted by the Supreme Court. C
Any client previously represented by a suspended lawyer may engage the services of a new lawyer. The disbarment or suspension of a handling lawyer shall not terminate the lawyer-client engagement between the client and the law firm, unless the client chooses otherwise.