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Goretti Ong vs Atty Joel Grijaldo

GORETTI ONG, complainant, vs. ATTY. JOEL M. GRIJALDO, respondent.

A.C. No. 4724 | 2003-04-30

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

The fiduciary duty of a lawyer and advocate is what places the law profession in a unique position of trust and confidence, and distinguishes it from any other calling. Once this trust and confidence is betrayed, the faith of the people not only in the individual lawyer but also in the legal profession as a whole is eroded. To this end, all members of the bar are strictly required to at all times maintain the highest degree of public confidence in the fidelity, honesty, and integrity of their profession.[1] In this administrative case for disbarment, respondent Atty. Joel M. Grijaldo failed to perform his...