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Penelco I vs. Montemayor

PANGASINAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE I (PANELCO I) represented by its GM, ROLANDO O. REINOSO, Petitioner, versus ATTY. JUAN AYAR MONTEMAYOR, Respondent.

A.C. No. 5739 | 2007-09-12

D E C I S I O N
 


PER CURIAM:

Before us is an administrative complaint filed by Pangasinan Electric Cooperative I (PANELCO I) charging Atty. Juan Ayar Montemayor with negligence in handling the cases assigned to him which caused unwarranted financial losses to the complainant, approximately in the total amount of sixteen million pesos (PhP 16,000,000).

Records show that for several years, PANELCO I, a rural electric cooperative with principal office address at Brgy. San Jose, Bani, Pangasinan, retained the services of Atty. Juan Ayar Montemayor as its counsel.

In its July 22, 2002 Complaint, PANELCO I stated that while acting as counsel...