Atty. Renaldo Cruz, who took the Lawyer's Oath revised April 11, 2023, represents Client X in a civil action. Client X asks Renaldo to draft and file a complaint asserting ownership of property that Client X does not own...
Citations: Lawyer's Oath (Revised as of April 11, 2023), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Atty. Nicanor Dela Cruz, who took the Lawyer's Oath revised April 11, 2023, represents Client Y in a civil case. Client Y asks Nicanor to draft and file a complaint that asserts ownership of land that Client Y does not o...
Citations: A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Lawyer's Oath (Revised as of April 11, 2023)
Atty. Sofia Reyes, who took the Lawyer’s Oath revised April 11, 2023, represents Client M in a civil action for damages arising from a supposed supply contract. Client M instructs Sofia to draft and file a complaint asse...
Citations: Lawyer’s Oath (Revised as of April 11, 2023), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Atty. Mateo de la Cruz, who took the Lawyer's Oath revised April 11, 2023, represents Client B in a civil action for collection of a debt. Client B instructs Mateo to draft and file a complaint asserting that there exist...
Atty. Liza Santos, who took the Lawyer's Oath revised April 11, 2023, represents Client A in a civil action for collection of a debt. Client A instructs Liza to draft and file a complaint asserting the existence of a loa...
Atty. Paolo Reyes, who took the Lawyer's Oath revised April 11, 2023, represents Client Q in a civil action for collection of a sum due on a construction contract. Client Q instructs Paolo to draft and file a complaint a...
...ident and qualified candidate who won the regular city election takes oath and assumes the office of City Attorney. (a) Identify the mode by which title to the office accrues to Reyes. (b) Does the appointment confer tit...
Lawyer A represents Client Y in a civil action and engages Lawyer B from another firm as co-counsel. An engagement letter states that the two firms may share information reasonably necessary to represent Client Y, but...
Lawyer L is retained by Client X to represent him in a civil dispute. To perform the work, L assigns Paralegal P, who is not a lawyer, to gather documents, draft pleadings, and organize the file. L shows P a memo cont...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, Canon III (Fidelity) - A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Lawyer L is retained by Corporate Client Y to advise on a civil dispute arising from a procurement contract. To carry out the engagement, L hires an external forensic data analyst, F, who is not a lawyer, to review do...
Citations: Canon III Fidelity, Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA), A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC
Lawyer L represents Client Z in a civil dispute involving a procurement contract. To perform the engagement, L engages a non‑lawyer cloud‑services consultant, C, to set up a secure file system, organize documents, and...
Lawyer Liza M. was suspended for two years for professional misconduct involving neglect of client matters and misrepresentation in a settlement. After eight months, Liza files a petition for clemency under Secs. 47-5...
Citations: A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, CPRA (Secs. 47-51), Canon VI, CPRA
Lawyer Ruben Dela Cruz runs a solo practice. He (1) places a glossy advertisement in a local weekly newspaper stating: “No win, no fee; aggressive representation for personal injury claims; free initial consultation,”...
Citations: A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Sec. 17
Lawyer L represents Client X in a commercial dispute. To perform the engagement, L hires a non‑lawyer consultant, C, to collect documents, draft pleadings, and organize the file. L shows C a memo containing X’s confid...
Lawyer L represents Client Y in a civil dispute. To perform the engagement, L engages a non‑lawyer consultant, C, to collect documents, organize the file, and draft portions of pleadings. L shows C a memo containing Y...
Lawyer L represents Client X in a civil dispute. To manage X’s confidential files, L uses a cloud-based document management service (Service). Service personnel, who are not lawyers, are granted access to review and o...
Citations: A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC (Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, CPRA) Canon III (Fidelity)
Lawyer L represents Client X in a civil dispute. To perform the engagement, L hires a non‑lawyer private investigator (PI) to collect documents, interview witnesses, and organize the file. L shows PI a memo containing...
Lawyer L represents NovaTech, Inc. in a civil dispute against a supplier. To perform the engagement, L hires a non‑lawyer data analyst, D, to gather documents, organize the case file, and draft portions of pleadings....
A Philippine-registered corporation hires a non-lawyer document specialist through an external LPO vendor to prepare a petition for certiorari in the Court of Appeals. The specialist drafts the petition and signs it a...
An accused, charged with robbery with force upon a person, is arraigned in the presence of a non-lawyer guardian who acts as the accused’s custodian. The guardian urges the accused to plead guilty to the information,...
Citations: Rules of Court, Rule 116
An in-house counsel of a Philippine corporation hires a freelance non-lawyer legal assistant to draft a petition for review on certiorari filed with the Supreme Court. The non-lawyer signs the petition as 'Counsel for...
Atty. Garcia, a practicing lawyer, is served with a six-month suspension order by the Supreme Court for professional misconduct. Secs. 45 and 46 of Canon VI require him to file within the period fixed by the Court a s...
Citations: A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC (CPRA), Canon VI, Sec. 45-46
Atty. Lorenzo M. Garcia, a practicing lawyer and notary public in Davao City, is asked to notarize a Deed of Sale of a parcel of land between a private seller, Mr. Santos, and a private buyer, Ms. Cruz. The instrument...
Atty. Rafael Cruz is a licensed lawyer in Cebu City who is the president and 60% owner of Cruz Agriventures, Inc., a farming and agribusiness company in which he actively participates in management. Sunrise Housing Co...
Citations: Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, Sec. 9, Sec. 10
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