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Guillen vs. Atty. Arnado

FREDDIE A. GUILLEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. AUDIE ARNADO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 10547 | 2017-11-08

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
The instant case is brought about by an administrative complaint which Freddie Guillen filed against his former business partner, Atty. Audie Arnado, for alleged violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).

The factual antecedents of the case are as follows:

Complainant Freddie Guillen is the registered owner of the City Grill Restaurant. He then invited respondent Atty. Audie Arnado and a certain Cedric Ebo to join the restaurant business. Each of them had to shell out P200,000.00 to make up a total capital of P600,000.00. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was therefore executed and the...