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Suarez vs. Atty. Ona

BIENVENIDA FLOR SUAREZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELEONORA. MARAVILLA-ONA, RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 11064 | 2016-09-27

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
This administrative case arose from a verified letter-complaint[1] dated July 19, 2012 filed by complainant Bienvenida Flor Suarez before the Commission on Bar Discipline (CBD) of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) seeking for the refund of the professional and legal fees which she paid to respondent Atty. EleonorA. Maravilla-Ona.
 
The Facts

On February 22, 2011, Bienvenida went to the office of Atty. Maravilla-Ona to seek the latter's legal assistance in transferring title to a land, under her name. Atty....