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Felicitas Berbano Vs. Atty. Wenceslao Barcelona.

FELICITAS BERBANO, complainant, vs. ATTY. WENCESLAO BARCELONA, respondent.

A.C. No. 6084 | 2003-09-03

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

A lawyer shall at all times uphold the integrity and dignity of the legal profession. The trust and confidence necessarily reposed by clients require in the attorney a high standard and appreciation of his duty to his clients, his profession, the courts and the public. The bar should maintain a high standard of legal proficiency as well as of honesty and fair dealing. Generally speaking, a lawyer can do honor to the legal profession by faithfully performing his duties to society, to the bar, to the courts and to his clients. To this end, nothing should be done by any member of the legal fraternity which might...