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Maria Earl Beverly C. Ceniza Vs. Atty. Vivian G. Rubia

MARIA EARL BEVERLY C. CENIZA, Complainant, versus ATTY. VIVIAN G. RUBIA, Respondent.

A.C. No. 6166 | 2009-10-02

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

In a verified complaint[1] dated July 25, 2003 filed with the Office of the Bar Confidant, Maria Earl Beverly C. Ceniza charged Atty. Vivian G. Rubia with grave misconduct, gross ignorance of the law and falsification of public documents.

The facts of the case are as follows:

On May 3, 2002, complainant sought the legal services of the respondent in regard to the share of her mother-in-law in the estate of her husband Carlos Ceniza. As she had no money to pay for attorney's fees since her mother-in-law would arrive from the United States only in June 2002, respondent made her sign a promissory note for...