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Cruz vs. Brul-Cruz [DECISION]

EMILIANI WILFREDO R. CRUZ AND CARLOS R. CRUZ, COMPLAINANTS, V. ATTY. EVELYN BRUL-CRUZ AND ATTY. GRACELDA N. ANDRES, RESPONDENTS.

A.C. No. 7121 (Formerly CBD Case No. 04-1244) | 2022-03-08

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do."
 
Justice Potter Stewart
 
This is a complaint[1] for disbarment filed by Emiliani Wilfredo R. Cruz and Carlos R. Cruz (collectively, complainants) against Atty. Evelyn Brul-Cruz (Atty. Evelyn) and Atty. Gracelda N. Andres (Atty. Gracelda) (collectively, respondents) on the ground of grave misconduct.
 
The Factual Antecedents:
 
Complainants are among the compulsory heirs of the spouses Carlos Galman Cruz, Sr. (Carlos, Sr.) and Emiliana de la Rosa Cruz (Emiliana)...