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REBECCA MARIE UY YUPANGCO-NAKPIL, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROBERTO L. UY, RESPONDENT.

REBECCA MARIE UY YUPANGCO-NAKPIL, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROBERTO L. UY, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9115 | 2014-09-17

FIRST DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

This is an administrative case against respondent Atty. Roberto L. Uy (respondent) for unprofessional and unethical conduct, stemming from a complaint filed by private complainant Rebecca Marie Uy Yupangco-Nakpil (Rebecca), represented by her attorney-in-fact, Bella Asuncion Pollo (Bella).

The Facts
 
Rebecca is the natural niece and adopted daughter of the late Dra. Pacita Uy y Lim (Pacita).1 She was adjudged as the sole and exclusive legal heir of Pacita by virtue of an Order2 dated August 10, 1999 issued by the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 34 in SPEC. PROC....