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Jimeno vs. Atty. Jimeno

GERONIMO J. JIMENO, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FLORDELIZA M. JIMENO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12012 | 2018-07-02

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
This case stemmed from a Complaint[1] dated July 10, 2012 filed by complainant Geronimo J. Jimeno, Jr. (complainant) before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Commission on Bar Discipline (CBD), seeking the suspension/disbarment of respondent Arty. Flordeliza M. Jimeno (respondent) for alleged: (a) unlawful, dishonest, immoral, and deceitful conduct, specifically, by falsifying a public document, in violation of Rule 1.01, Canon 1 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR); and (b) violation of her duty to preserve her client's confidences in violation of Rule 21.01,...