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Elsie B. Aromin, Fe B. Yabut, Tiburcio B. Ballesteros, Jr., And Julian B. Ballesteros, Complainants Vs Atty. Valentin O. Boncavil

ELSIE B. AROMIN, FE B. YABUT, TIBURCIO B. BALLESTEROS, JR., and JULIAN B. BALLESTEROS, complainants, vs. ATTY. VALENTIN O. BONCAVIL, respondent.

A.C. No. 5135 | 1999-09-22

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a complaint[1] filed by Elsie B. Aromin, Fe B. Yabut, Tiburcio B. Ballesteros, Jr., and Julian B. Ballesteros against Atty. Valentin O. Boncavil for violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility.

Complainants allege that their late father, Tiburcio Ballesteros, engaged the services of respondent as counsel in two cadastral cases then pending in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 18, Pagadian City, to wit: Cadastral Case No. N-14, LRC CAD RMC No. N-475, Lot No. 6576, Pls-119, entitled "The Director of Lands, Petitioner, v. Faustina Calibo, Claimant, v. Tiburcio Ballesteros, Claimant," and...