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Aurora D. Cerdan Vs. Atty. Carlo Gomez

AURORA D. CERDAN, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. CARLO GOMEZ, RESPONDENT.

A.C.No. 9154 (Formerly CBD No. 07-1965) | 2012-03-19

THIRD DIVISION


R E S O L U T I O N

 

MENDOZA, J.:

 

Before the Court is the undated Resolution[1] of the Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) finding Atty. Carlo Gomez (Atty. Gomez) liable for violating Canon 16 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and recommending that he be suspended from the practice of law for six (6) months.

 

The case stemmed from the affidavit-complaint[2] of Aurora D. Cerdan (complainant), filed before the Committee on Bar Discipline of the IBP on April 16, 2007. The complaint alleged that complainant and widower Benjamin...