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Santamaria vs. Atty. Tolentino

MATTHEW CONSTANCIO M. SANTAMARIA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAUL O. TOLENTINO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12006 | 2020-06-29

SECOND DIVISION
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
DELOS SANTOS, J.:
 
Before Us is an administrative complaint for disbarment filed by Matthew Constancio O. Santamaria (complainant) against Atty. Raul O. Tolentino (respondent) for violation of the Lawyer's Oath and the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).

Complainant gives the following account of the facts that spawned the filing of the present administrative complaint.

In his Verified Complaint[1] dated December 21, 2015, complainant alleged that respondent violated his lawyer's oath and the CPR when he drafted and notarized a document known as Irrevocable General...