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Redentor Jardin vs Atty Deogracias Villar Jr

REDENTOR S. JARDIN, complainant, vs. ATTY. DEOGRACIAS VILLAR, JR. respondent.

A.C. No. 5474 | 2003-08-28

D E C I S I O N

TINGA, J.:

Law is a profession and lawyers are professionals. Implicit in professionalism is a certain level of competence and dedication. Far from measuring up to the standards of a lawyer's conduct set in the Code of Professional Responsibility which are also the hallmarks of professionalism, the lawyer charged in this case virtually abandoned his client's cause.

This is a complaint for disbarment filed by complainant Redentor S. Jardin against respondent Atty. Deogracias Villar, Jr., who was his counsel in a case, for the latter's failure to formally offer the documentary exhibits, which failure resulted in the...