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LYCEUM COLLEGE OF LAW

PROBLEM AREAS IN LEGAL ETHICS SYLLABUS
(SUMMER CLASS 2018)

First Day

I.INTRODUCTION

A.PRELIMINARY
1.Concept/Definition of Legal Ethics

2. Terms Commonly Used

3. Regulation of the Practice of Law

4 Privileges of an Attorney

5.Four-Fold Duties of a Lawyer

B. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE

1. The Practice of Law

A. What Constitutes Practice of Law

Case: (1) Cayetano vs. Monsod, G.R. No. 100113,

September 3, 1991

B. Essential Criteria Determinative of Practice of Law

2. Who May Practice Law; Exceptions

3. Who Cannot Practice Law in the Philippines

Second Day

4. Qualifications for Admission, Rule 138

Case: (2) In Re Petition to Sign Roll of Atty. Medado,

September 24, 2013, B.M. No. 2450

5. Law Student Practice Rule, Rule 138-A

6. Readmission to the Philippine Bar

Case: (3) In the Matter of the Petition for

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Reinstatement of Rolando S. Torres as a

Member of the Philippine Bar, A.C. No.
5161, August 25, 2015

7. Reinstatement of Lawyer

Cases: (4) Conrado N. Que vs. Atty. Anastacio E.

Revilla, Jr., A.C. No. 7054, November 11,
2014
(5) Macarubbo vs. Macarubbo, A.C. 6148,
January 22, 2013

C. LAWYER’S OATH – Memorize

Third Day

FOUR-FOLD DUTIES OF A LAWYER

A. The Lawyer and Society

Canons 1-6
Cases:
Lawyer-Client Relationship
Cases: (6) Caroline Castañeda Jimenez vs. Atty. Edgar
B. Francisco, December 10, 2014, A.C.
No. 10548
(7) Engel Paul Aca vs. Atty. Ronaldo P. Salvado,
January 26, 2016, A.C. No. 10952

Honesty in Lawyer-Client Relationship

Cases: (8) Erlinda Foster vs. Atty. Jaime V. Agtang,
December 10, 2014, A.C. No. 10579
(9) Natividad P. Navarro vs. Atty. Ivan M.
Solidum, January 28, 2014, A.C. No.
9872
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Sui Generis
Case: (10) Heinz R. Heck vs. Judge Anthony E.
Santos, February 23, 2004, A.M. N0.
RTJ-01-1657

Fraudulent Advice to a Client

Case: (11) Lilia Tabang vs. Atty. Glenn C. Gacott,
July 9, 2013, A.C. No.6490

Notarizing Documents in the Absence of Client

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Cases: (12) Mercedita De Jesus vs. Atty. Juvy

Sanchez-Malit, July 8, 2014, A.C. No.
6470
(13) Romeo A. Almario vs. Atty. Dominica
Llera-Agn0, A.C. No. 10689, January 18,
2018

Immorality and Disbarment

Cases: (14) Dr. Elmar O. Perez vs. Atty. Tristan
Catindig, March 10, 2015, A.C. No. 5816
(15) Atty. Roy B. Ecraela vs. Atty. Raymond A.
Pangalangan, September 8, 2015, A.C.
No. 10676

Moral Turpitude
Case: (16) Melvyn G. Garcia vs. Raul H. Sesbreño,
February 3, 2015, A.C. No. 7973

Disbarment of Previously Disbarred Lawyer

Case: (17) Gene M. Domingo vs. Atty. Anastacio E.
Revilla, A.C. No. 5473, January 23, 2018

Official Duties Not Connected to Duties as Lawyer

Cases: (18) Atty. Virginia Rafael vs. Atty. Edna
Alibutdan-Diaz, November 26, 2014,
A.C. No. 10134
(19) Arcatomy S. Guarin vs. Atty. Christine A.C.
Limpin, January 14, 2015, A.C. No.
10576

Fabricating Spurious Court Order

Case: (20) Jose Allan Tan vs. Atty. Pedro S. Diamante,
August 5, 2014, A.C. No. 7766

Unfounded Charges Against Members of the Judiciary

Case: (21) AMA Land Inc. against Justices Bueser, et
al., March 11, 2014, OCA IPI No. 12-204-
CA-J

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B. The Lawyer and the Legal Profession

Canons 7-9
Cases:
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Failure to Pay Loan

Case: (22) Spouses Henry A. Concepcion vs. Atty. Elmer
Dela Rosa, February 3, 2015, A.C. No. 1068

Quantum Meruit, Attorney’s Fees

Case: (23) Francisco L. Rosario vs. Lellani De Guzman, et al.,
July 10, 2013, G.R. No 191247

Conflict of Interest
Case: (24) Josephine L. Orola vs. Atty. Joseph Ador Ramos,
September 11, 2013, A.C. No. 9860
(25) Mabini Colleges vs. Atty. Jose D. Pajarillo, July
22, 2015, A.C. No. 10687
(26) Silvestre Medina and Santo Medina Loraya vs.
Atty. Rufino Lizardo, January 31, 2017, A.C.
No. 10533

Withdrawal of Complaint
Case: (27) Rebecca Marie Uy Yupangco-Nakpil vs. Atty.
Roberto L. Uy, September 17, 2014, A.C. No.
9115

Former Prosecutor Appearing as Counsel for the Accused

Case: (28) Atty. Policarpio I. Catalan, Jr. vs. Atty. Joselito M.
Silvosa, July 24, 2012, A.C. No. 7360

Dividing Attorney’s Fees with Non-Lawyer

Case: (29) Engr. Gilbert Tumbokon vs. Atty. Mariano R.
Pefianco, August 1, 2012, A.C. No. 6116
Sixth Day

Appearing in Court During Suspension

Cases: (30) Alvin S. Feliciano vs. Atty. Carmelita Bautista-
Lozada, March 11, 2015, A.C. No. 7593
(31) Tomas P. Tan, Jr. vs. Atty. Haide C.
Gumba, A.C. No. 9000, January 10,
2018

Issuance of Bouncing Checks

Case: (32) Teresita B. Enriquez vs. Atty. Trina De Vera,
March 16, 2015, A. C. No. 8330

Courtesy to Fellow Lawyer

Case: (33) Maximino Noble III vs. Atty. Orlando O. Ailes,
July 1, 2015, A.C. No. 10628

Privileged Communication
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Case: (34) Regala vs. Sandiganbayan, 262 SCRA 125, G. R.

No. 105938, September 20, 1996

Limitation of Privileged Communication

Case: (35) People vs. Sandiganbayan, 275 SCRA 505, G.R.
Nos. 115439-41, July 16, 1997

Notarization of a Document executed by a Spouse

Case: (36) Roberto P. Mabini Vs. Atty. Vitto A. Kintanar, A.C.
No. 9512, February 5, 2018

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C. The Lawyer and the Court

Canons 10-13

Acts Tending to Influence the Legal System

Case: (37) Dante L. Jimenez and Lauro G. Vizconde vs. Atty.
Felisberto L. Verano, July 15, 2014, A.C. No. 8108

Respect for the Court

Cases: (38) Hon. Maribeth Rodriguez Manahan vs. Atty. Rodolfo
Flores, November 13, 2013, A.C. No. 8954
(39) Presiding Judge Jose L. Madrid vs. Atty. Juan S. Dealca,
September 9, 2014, A.C. No. 7474
(40) Aida R. Campos vs. Atty. Eliseo M. Campos, January 22,
2014, A.C. No. 8644

Courtesy to the Court/Legal System

Case: (41) In Re SC Resolution dated April 28, 2013 in G.R.
Nos. 145817 and 145822, April 17, 2012, A.C. No. 6332

Respect for Court Processes

Case: (42) Rose Bunagan-Bansig vs. Atty. Rogelio Juan A.
Celera, January 14, 2014, A.C. No. 5581

Professional Misconduct/Filing of Numerous Pleadings

Case: (43) Avida Land Corporation vs. Atty. Al C. Argosino,
August 17, 2016, A.C. No. 7437

Filing of Multiple Pleadings and Misquotations

Case: (44) Retired Judge Virgilio Alpajora vs. Atty. Ronaldo
Antonio Calayan, AC No. 8208, January 10,
2018

Misleading The Court/Contempt of Court

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Case: (45) Edgar M. Rico Vs. Atty. Reynaldo G. Salutan, A.C.

No. 9257, March 5, 2018

Eighth Day

D. The Lawyer and the Client

Canons 14-22

Lien/Attorney’s Fees
Case: (46) Valentin C. Miranda vs. Atty. Macario D. Carpio,
September 26, 2011, A.C. No. 6281

Betrayal of Trust
Case: (47) Anita C. Peña vs. Atty. Christina C. Paterno, June
10, 2013, A.C. No. 4191

Negligence/Dishonesty
Cases: (48) Spouses Willie and Amelia Umaguing vs. Atty.
Wallen R. De Vera, February 4, 2015, A.C. No.
10451
(49) Reynaldo G. Ramirez vs. Atty. Mercedes
Buhayang- Margallo, February 3, 2015,
A.C. No. 10537
(50) Roberto Bernardino vs. Atty. Victor Rey Santos,
February 18, 2015, A.C. No. 10583
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Conflict of Interest
Case: (51) Wilfredo Anglo vs. Atty. Jose Ma. Valencia,
February 25, 2015, A.C. No. 10567

Obtaining Loan from Client

Case: (52) Aurora Aguilar-Dyquiangco vs. Atty. Diana Lynn
M. Arellano, A.C. No. 10541, July 12, 2016

Neglect of Duty
Case: (53) Cleo B. Dongga vs. Atty. Rose Beatrix Cruz-
Angeles, et al., A.C. No. 11113, August 9, 2016

III. PROBLEM AREAS

Professional Dealings With Court, Clients, Fellow Lawyers And Society

Fiduciary Relationship of Client and Lawyer

Case: (54) Angelito Ramiscal vs. Atty. Edgar S. Orro, February 23,
2016, A.C. No. 10945
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Use of Improper Language to Fellow Lawyer

Case: (55) Adelpha E. Malabed vs. Atty. Meljohn B. Dela Peña,

February 9, 2016, A.C. No. 7594

Conflict of Interest, Judicial Clemency, Violations in Foreign Jurisdiction,

and Attorney’s Fees

Quantum Meruit/Attorney’s Fees

Case: (56) Nenita D. Sanchez vs. Atty. Romeo G. Aguilos, March 16,
2016, A.C. No. 10543

Criminal vs. Administrative Cases

Case: (57) Cobalt Resources, Inc. vs. Atty. Ronald Aguado, April 12,
2016, A.C. No. 10781

Moral Turpitude

Case: (58) Alex Nulada vs. Atty. Orlando S. Paulma, April 12, 2016,
A.C. No. 8172

Tenth Day
Disbarment/Procedure For Disbarment

Case: (59) The Christian Spiritists in the Philippines vs. Atty. Daniel
D. Mangallay, March 16, 2016, A.C. No. 10483

IV. MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (MCLE) [Resolution

dated January 14, 2014] and Relevant Supreme Court Issuances (Bar Mattter
1645 amending Rule 139-B, Rules of Coourt, Section 12)

Exemption In MCLE

Case: (60) Samuel B. Arnado vs. Atty. Homobono A. Adaza, August

25, 2015, A.C. No. 9834

V. NOTARIAL PRACTICE RULE AND JURISPRUDENCE

Case: (61) Susan Loberes-Pintal vs. Atty. Ramoncit0 B. Baylosis,

January 24, 2017, A.C. 11545
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VI. CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT FOR THE PHILIPPINE JUDICIARY AND

JURISPRUDENCE

Inhibition/Disqualification of Judges
Case: (62) Ariel “Aga” Muhlach vs. Executive Judge Ma.
Angela Acompañado- Arroyo, August 26, 2015, RTJ-
15-2439

Use of Abusive and Intemperate Language

Case: (63) Antonio S. Ascaño, Jr. vs. Judge Jose S. Jacinto,
Jr., January 12, 2015, A.M. No. RTJ-15-2405

Borrowing Money
Case: (64) OCA vs. Judge Alexander Balut, June 16, 2015,
A.M. No. RTJ-15-2426

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Sub-judice/Misconduct of Judge
Case: (65) Jill M. Tormis vs. Judge Meinrado P. Paredes,
February 4, 2015, A.M. No. RTJ-13-2366
Posing in Social Media
Case: (66)Antonio M. Lorenzana vs. Judge Ma. Cecilia I.
Austria, April 2, 2014, A.M. No. RTJ-09-2200

Rendering Decision Beyond the 90-Day Period

Case: (67) Delos Reyes vs. Judge Danilo Cruz, A.M. No. RTJ-
08-2152, January 18, 2010

Borrowing Money from the Staff/Improper Behavior

Case: (68) Prosecutor Romana Reyes vs. Judge Julia A.
Reyes, A.M. No. MTJ-06-1623-28, September
18, 2009

Immorality and Gross Misconduct

Case: (69) Wilfredo F. Tuvillo vs. Judge Henry E. Laron,
A.M. No. MTJ-10-1755, October 18, 2016

Administrative Liability of a Retired Judge

Case: (70) Bernardita F. Antiporda vs. Francisco A. Ante,

Jr., Presiding Judge, MTCC, Vigan City,
Ilocos Sur, A.M. No. MTJ018-1908, January
16, 2018
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Twelfth Day

Additional Newly Decided Cases and Review for the Final Exams

N.B. Additional newly decided cases may be assigned and included under this
last session.

THE END