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Coronel vs. Cunanan

GABRIELA CORONEL, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. NELSON A. CUNANAN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 6738 | 2015-08-12

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
A lawyer who proposes to his client a recourse or remedy that is contrary to law, public policy, public order and public morals, or that lessens the public confidence in the legal system is guilty of gross misconduct, and should be suspended from the practice of law, or even disbarred.
 
Antecedents

On May 17, 2005, the complainant initiated this disbarment case against Atty. Nelson A. Cunanan, alleging that he had advised and convinced her to engage him for the transfer of Original Certificate of Title No. 9616 and Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-72074, which were both registered in the name...