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Cabiles vs. Atty. Cedo

ELIBENA A. CABILES, COMPLAINANT, V. ATIY. LEANDRO S. CEDO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 10245 | 2017-08-16

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Complainant Elibena Cabiles (Elibena) filed this administrative complaint[1] before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) seeking the disbarment of Atty. Leandro Cedo (respondent lawyer) for neglecting the two cases she referred to him to handle.
 
The Facts
 
According to Elibena, she engaged the services of respondent lawyer to handle an illegal dismissal case, i.e., NLRC NCR Case No. 00-11-16153-08 entitled "Danilo Ligbos v. Platinum Autowork and/or Even Cabiles and Rico Guido," where therein respondents were Elibena's business partners. Respondent lawyer...