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Mercullo etc. vs. Atty. Ramon

VERLITA V. MERCULLO AND RAYMOND VEDANO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MARIE FRANCES E. RAMON, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 11078 | 2016-07-19

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
This case concerns the complaint for the disbarment of Atty. Marie Frances E. Ramon for violating Rule 1.01, Canon 1 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Lawyer's Oath for deceiving the complainants in order to obtain the substantial amount of P350,000.00 on the pretext of having the foreclosed asset of the latter's mother redeemed.
 
Antecedents

In the period from 2002 to 2011, the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) sent several demand letters to Carmelite T. Vedaño[1] regarding her unpaid obligations secured by the mortgage covering her...