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Jasper Junno F. Rodica vs. Atty. Manuel M. Lazaro, et al.

JASPER JUNNO F. RODICA, Complainant, vs. ATTY. MANUEL "LOLONG" M. LAZARO, ATTY. EDWIN M. ESPEJO, ATTY. ABEL M. ALMARIO, ATTY. MICHELLE B. LAZARO, ATTY. JOSEPH C. TAN, and JOHN DOES, Respondents.

A.C. No. 9259 | 2012-08-23

FIRST DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

"The power to disbar or suspend ought always to be exercised on the preservative and not on the vindictive principle, with great caution and only for the most weighty reasons."1

This is a Complaint2 for disbarment filed by Jasper Junno F. Rodica (Rodica) against Atty. Manuel "Lolong" M. Lazaro (Atty. Manuel), Atty. Edwin M. Espejo (Atty. Espejo), Atty. Abel M. Almario, (Atty. Almario), Atty. Michelle B. Lazaro (Atty. Michelle), and Atty. Joseph C. Tan (Atty. Tan) for gross and serious misconduct, deceit, malpractice, grossly immoral conduct, and violation of the Code of...