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Sevandal vs. Adame

ATTY. VIRGILIO A. SEVANDAL, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MELITA B. ADAME, RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 10571 | 2020-11-11

THIRD DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
 
DELOS SANTOS, J.:
 
The Facts
 
On September 6, 2011, complainant Atty. Virgilio A. Sevandal (Atty. Sevandal) filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Commission on Bar Discipline (IBP-CBD) a Complaint[1] dated September 5, 2011 for disbarment against respondent Atty. Melita B. Adame (Atty. Adame) in violation of Rules 8.02,[2] Canon 8 (encroaching upon the professional employment of another lawyer) and Rule 10.01,[3] Canon 10 (doing any falsehood) of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).
 
Atty. Sevandal claimed that through a verbal agreement on...