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Villa vs. Atty. Defensor-Velez

JERRY F. VILLA, COMPLAINANT, VS ATTY. PAULA DIMPA[**] BEATRIZ DEFENSOR -VELEZ, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12202 (formerly CBD Case No. 15-4535) | 2019-12-05

D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case and the Proceedings Below
 
By letter-complaint[1] dated March 4, 2015, Jerry F. Villa alleged that he and respondent Atty. Paula D.B: Defensor-Velez were both engaged in the business of providing security services. Through her "sweet talk" and persistent prodding, respondent was e to convince him to lend her the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php200,000.00) which she claimed she desperately needed for payroll of her security guards. Relying on respondent's representations that she would not risk destroying her integrity as a lawyer by in foolishness or...